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Headline	Visual Acuity Scoops Double Awards For California Academy Of Sciences project
Article	Brighton-based technology consultants Visual Acuity have received two highly esteemed industry awards for their role in developing the technology for specific areas of the California Academy of Sciences. Frank Sheehan, Director of Technology and Glenn Moreland, Visual Acuity The company has received recognition by ARCHI-TECH in the 'Best project over one million USD' category and the overall Grand Prize and PRO AV 'Best Museum' project category. Both awards were presented to Visual Acuity's Director of Technology, Frank Sheehan at InfoComm 09 trade show in Orlando Florida in June and focus on the technology aspects of the project with specific reference to the integration of technology with architecture and the use of next generation technology and media. The specific areas of recognition included the Morrison Planetarium, Visualization Studio, Hohfeld Hall, Hearst Forum 3D DCI cinema, fiber media network infrastructure and projection and server infrastructure in the Water Planet exhibit. Located in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, California Academy of Sciences houses three public attractions - Steinhart Aquarium, Morrison Planetarium and the Kimball Natural History Museum - under a 2.5-acre undulating green roof. It's also home to the most famous albino alligator in the world, called Claude. The new facility is one of the most environmentally friendly museums on the planet and is the largest building with an esteemed LEED™ (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Platinum rating from the US Green Building Council. Visual Acuity acted as the major media and technology adviser to the project throughout. "The work Visual Acuity and its extended team did for the California Academy of Sciences was spectacular," said PRO AV editor Brad Grimes. "The judges loved the sheer variety of high-impact, meticulously-integrated AV installations. And the fact that the museum went LEED Platinum was the icing on the cake."
Company	Visual Acuity
Date Published	3/7/2009