It takes an experienced and creative team to tackle the challenge of building a new museum.
We began the design process in earnest in 2008 by selecting exhibit design firm Gyroscope, Inc. of Oakland, California. Since then, the Gyroscope team has worked with us to design the museum experience from the inside out—a unique challenge and a unique opportunity, both.
With the exhibit master plan well under way, in early 2010 the design-build team of OZ Architecture and Hensel-Phelps Construction was chosen, along with landscape architects AECOM.
These teams are working hand-in-hand with us to create the exhibits, building, and outdoor spaces that will realize our vision of an unprecedented museum experience.
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Gyroscope is a full service architecture, museum planning and design firm located in Oakland, CA and Cambridge, MA. With experience at some of the largest museums in the country, their staff has a unique understanding of the day to day operations of a busy museum. They design the visitor's experiences as well as the museum with this understanding in mind.
OZ Architecture was created in 1989 through a partnership between two long-established Colorado firms. This unique concept brought together staff with varied expertise and client bases, creating a firm with the talent, people-power and experience in a broad range of project types, to set a new standard in design excellence and commitment to service.
Since 1937, Hensel-Phelps Construction Company has delivered the best value in building services by placing expert construction professionals on every project undertaken. Hensel-Phelps is consistently ranked among the top general contractors and construction managers in the nation by the Engineering News Record.
AECOM's landscape architects are planning and designing the outdoor spaces that will surround the new museum, drawing from their understanding of how people’s lives shape and are shaped by their environments.
Global Immersion's team of experienced industry professionals has been building immersive environments, digital fulldome, 3D and 4D theater solutions for more than twenty years, with a portfolio of more than 200 state-of-the-art attractions that provide hugely memorable and awe-inspiring experiences.
For over 25 years, it has been the ME Group's mission to improve life through a better built environment. Through integrated design, M.E. Group delivers sustainable, high performance, healthy buildings.
U.S. Engineering Company was established in Kansas City in 1893 and is now one of the most experienced, diversified, and respected mechanical constructors in the United States.
Gregory Electric Company is a provider of complete electrical, utility and telecommunications services with more than 50 years of experience in bringing in-depth expertise in a number of disciplines to every job.