(graphics and signage) Shedd Aquarium, Chicago (sound, video) Victor Stanley Inc., Dunkirk, Md. (octopus) Proto Productions, Addison, Ill. (carpeting) Neal Deaton and Assoc., Plymouth, Minn.
Suppliers and Fabricators: Barsanti Woodworking Corp., Chicago (fixturing) Schuler and Shook, Chicago (lighting) Larson, Tucson, Ariz. Video walls and murals of ocean photography add to the underwater ambience.ĭesign and Architecture: Schwartz Architects, New York City (signage and graphic design associate architect) Escherick, Homsey, Dodge and Davis, Chicago (project architect) Shedd Aquarium design team Five departments fan out in scallop-shell fashion, identified by double-panel acrylic banner signage and fiberglass and acrylic sculptures of sea creatures mounted atop chartreuse, custom-made fixtures. In its 90 year history, the aquarium has housed and cared for hundreds of thousands of sea creatures, including moon jellyfish, beluga whales, Alaskan sea otters, pacific white-sided dolphins, green sea turtles, yellow spotted rays, and more. Designed to simulate a deep-sea experience, Shedd Aquarium's 5000-sq.-ft., newly renovated shop features a huge sculpted-fiberglass octopus whose tentacles are wrapped around columns and suspended from the ceiling. Opening its doors to the public on May 30, 1930, the Shedd Aquarium is one of the world’s longest operating indoor aquariums.
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