THROUGH THE YEARS… Celebrating 25 Years of Design Excellence! 1998-2000
August 2, 2017
Thorburn Associates is proud to have worked on a variety of projects throughout our first 25 years! 1998: Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey, California. The renovated 299-seat auditorium, used for interactive educational shows, incorporates live undersea video, special effects, surround sound,
Project Profile: San Ramon Valley United Methodist Church Recreation Center
July 20, 2017
San Ramon Valley United Methodist Church Recreation Center (ARC) has been a long time coming. What was anticipated to be a simple addition to the San Ramon Valley Institution, founded in the late 1940’s, when the valley was all ranch
Project Profile: HSM StoneCrest
June 27, 2017
Thorburn Associates recently partnered with Hilliard Studio Method (HSM) to provide the acoustical design of their new HSM|Core fitness studio at StoneCrest in Charlotte, NC. HSM features classes with a unique approach to resistance training. As more and more people
THROUGH THE YEARS… Celebrating 25 Years of Design Excellence! 1995-1997
June 20, 2017
Thorburn Associates is proud to have worked on a variety of projects throughout our first 25 years! 1995: Children’s Museum, Indianapolis,Indiana. The CineDome is the United States’ first iWERKS domed 15/70 theatre. TA designed the 7-channel cinema audio
THROUGH THE YEARS…Celebrating 25 Years of Design Excellence!
May 4, 2017
Thorburn Associates is proud to have worked on a variety of projects throughout our first 25 years! 1992: On Lok Larkin Senior Housing, San Francisco, California. TA provided analysis and recommendations to control traffic and HVAC noise impacting
Eyes Wide Open
March 31, 2015
When I called home this weekend for my weekly chat with Mom, she began telling me about her broken freezer. She said she went to get some tater tots, and noticed everything in the freezer section of the refrigerator had
Project Profile: TA’s Most Memorable Projects
April 1, 2011
We want to take a little trip down memory lane and showcase some of our most memorable and interesting projects. Space Shuttle Launch Blast Berm – We were part of the team that evaluated the impact of an earthen berm
Project Profile: Forsyth Detention Center Surveillance System
December 1, 2010
Since 1996 the Forsyth County Detention Center in North Carolina relied on eight cameras to help monitor the 800 detainees contained within eleven housing units. The system, while functional, only covered the most critical of areas. For example, the intake
Project Profile: Campbell University’s John W. Pope, Jr. Convocation Center
October 1, 2010
Students at Campbell University, located in Buies Creek, NC, were used to playing basketball in the cramped Carter Gym on campus, which held just shy of 1,000 spectators. In 2008, however, the school announced plans to build a new athletic
Focus on Technology: Visual Presentation Spaces, Part II Gauging Height, Width and Depth
October 1, 2010
Designing presentation facilities can be challenging, yet the basic principles are not difficult. In a previous blog post, we looked at how to determine the screen size for a presentation facility, taking into account the 4-6-8 rule that dictates the