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 One concept of unidirectional seating with a tilted-dome (50 foot dome - 162 seats) |
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| The view of the empty lot where the new Planetarium/Multipurpose Theater will be built. (click on the thumbnail for a larger image.) | A 3-D view of the future of Palomar College campus - including the location of the new planetarium. (click on the thumbnail for a larger view). | |
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| The planned location for the new Planetarium/Multipurpose Theater is between the new Natural Sciences building and the Library (click on the thumbnail for a larger image). | The location on campus where the new planetarium will be built (click on the thumbnail for a larger image) |
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Summary of Progress to Date |
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| May
9th, 2008 Today's meeting included Jeff Bowen from Bowen Technovation along with the tBP team. Bowen is a planetarium design and construction consulting company that specializes in the design and delivery of electronic media. Jeff showed us some of the areas of expertise that his company provides and examples of past and current projects Bowen has been involved with. We brainstormed a few ideas about what technology we hope to incorporate into the new planetarium and what our vision will be for how the planetarium will serve the community. Jeff and the team from tBP toured the existing planetarium to see where we are coming from and where we would like to go with this project. Next up is to produce a preliminary set of drawings for this project. I look forward to seeing our vision put on paper. Stay tuned! |
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| April
22nd, 2008 This productive meeting's central theme was to make steps towards creating a blueprint for the planetarium. Team members brainstormed the layout of the venue looking to best meet the vision we have and the practical needs of the facility. tBP brought plans from Antelope Valley College's new planetarium to show us a few ideas we might want to consider for the planetarium at Palomar College. We then walked the lot (where the new planetarium will be constructed) to visualize the placement of the building and see what layout would allow for maximum exposure to the sky for telescope viewing. Careful thought is going into the design of the building so that it will mesh with the other adjacent buildings. Using the Palomar College Master Plan as our guide, we are hoping to maximize the access to the venue and integrate the new planetarium into the overall vision of the College's future appearance. The next step is to schedule a field trip to the Griffith Park Planetarium and see what innovative designs their newly remodeled planetarium includes along with advice on how they would do things if given the chance to do the project again. |
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| April 14th, 2008 Our first meeting with the architect was very productive. tBP Architecture was chosen to design the new planetarium at Palomar College. At today's meeting representatives from tBP met with various representative groups to discuss what we envision the new planetarium will be, who it will serve, and how it will grow from its historical roots. The next step is to brainstorm ideas about the design of the facility and to take a field trip to another planetarium in the Southland to examine successful designs and incorporate ideas into our new planetarium. This will be happening in the next couple of weeks (or sooner!) |
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