Project manager Hans Willems of W.I. Creation presented Litestructures with the challenge to design and construct the large and complex structures required, working from an original design concept by set designer, Bart Clement.
The final structure comprises three section
Located in the heart of the city of Larnaca and owned by the Varoshiotis Group of restaurants, this stylish fusion canteen is for 'anyone with a taste for exciting, contemporary and ethnic cuisine.' It combines cutting-edge culinary inspiration with in vogue interior design - leather sofas, exotic flowers, modern oriental art, dark wood and natural bambo
The Braid, a modern light feature soaring 32ft into the air, forms the centrepiece of the Sudell Cross and was unveiled in April of 2007. The feature was designed by renowned UK artist Simon Watkinson and built by the specialist bespoke metal fabricatio
On the back of the success of PLASA07, many companies have increased their stand size and several have doubled their space, setting PLASA08 on course to be the major industry event of next year. The success of the 2007 show has also been a catalyst for drawing back former exhibitors and generating strong levels of interest from new exhibitors, impressed with
Last year the theatre celebrated its troupe's 250th anniversary. Formed in 1756 by decree of Empress Elizabeth at Moscow State University, and named Moscow Russia Theater, in 1780 the troupe moved to the Petrovskii Theater, next to the Bolshoi Theater, on what is now Theater Square. In 1824 the theatre became o
Lighting technician and operator Keith Clark has been with the centre for four years and was instrumental in the refurbishment and comments: "Originally we had fluorescent down lights and the atmosphere was cold and stark. We wa
Australian freelance sound engineer, Rob Hornbuckle, was appointed by the event's AV organisers, World Sport Group, to engineer the broadcast audio for the tournament, which was broadcast live on ESPNStar Sport.
"Rob was already comfortably configuring and mixing with iLive before the arrival of our engineers wh
Plus 4 used a total of 32 Kiva split into two arrays of 16 cabinets each, while 24 dV-Dosc in two arrays of 12 took care of the left and right out-fills. A further 4 SB118 subs were utilised for low end reinforcement All the amplification was derived from a mixture of the new L-Aaco
The original audio systems had been installed by Spektra Electronics when the hotel was built and the company was again appointed to handle t
Wolstad and sound design colleague Jonas Vest worked closely with Out Board's Robin Whittaker to create an SOR-based sound syste
With its grand reopening last month, the venue now boasts a new layout, expanded capacity (to 750), and a state-of-the-art infrastructure, which includes a Digidesign VENUE D-Show Profile console supplied by local distributors Big Bear Sound.
Although the four-storey Curved Street facility was purpose-built as a live music venue around 12 years ago, the building was traditionally s
As with most ice arenas, acoustics are not among the venue's strongerfeatures, and wit
The first containers arrived at the loading doors of the Esplanade on Sunday 21 October. With two full days of hard graft, all the equipment was unloaded and put into
Opening seven nights a week, Lo-Profile aims to inject new life into the current gay London nightclub environment and represents part of a total £1.6 million total investment.
The SSE Group were contracted to provide the new audio infrastructure for this 450-capacity basement venue. Emma Barwell, who runs SSE's London operation, says that the company
On 25 September 2007 the Wyvern, a busy receiving venue, reopened after nearly a year in the dark following the discovery of asbestos in the auditorium roof (see Lighting&Sound International magazine November 2007). Stage Electrics was contra
"I am excited to apply my accumulated experience in production, administration and community cultural organizing to the work of TPC." says Forman. "Building or renovating a performance space has always been a keen interest o
99 years later a second, adjacent, venue was added - the Derngate. Designed as a multi-purpose space, it complemented the Royal's status as a 'producing' house by being a versatile venue in which a wide range of touring productions could take place - theatre, opera, live music, dance, sports, live music and more.
Despite sharing a foyer and other faciliti
The centrepiece of the building is the Grand Temple which has recently had an Ampetronic induction loop fitted by Surrey-based contractor Scanaudio.
As well as the main 'floor', the Grand Temple features a balcony on three sides
House of Fraser wanted to create a Spring/Summer 2008 press event to establish their recently enhanced image in the minds of the media and provide an appropriate setting for the 2008 collections. Burlington Gardens at London's Royal Academy was chosen as the venue and Event Concept was appointed to work with the store's visual marketing team to create the setting for the event.
Working closel
The handmade art piece is made of a special synthetic material and is made even more dynamic by ten Martin FiberSource QFX150 fiber optic illuminators. "The Martin FiberSource illuminators suited our ne
The AEC venue contains a club, restaurant and casino and is also used to stage boxing contests and other sporting events. It is located on Arbat Street, one of the best known thoroughfares of the city.
LSC has engaged in many design, supply and installation projects in the casino world, and have also completed several other schemes within Arbat, which is why t
The exclusive interior called for a discrete speaker and 28 Cornered C6s in white were chosen to deliver the sound throughout the venue. The installer chose the version with rear mounted recessed cable terminals so that all speaker cables are hidden.
Music is distributed in zones so that the sound pressure in each area of the venue can be controlled precisely.
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Deputy technical manager Alan Igbon says: "ACC Liverpool is sponsored by the Liverpool Echo and the Convention Centre by BT, so we arranged for PRG Europe to project the logos onto the side of the buildings.One of the projectors was sited on the top of a multi-storey car park, while the other was on top of a yet-to-be-completed hotel."
On the
The original specification had included a sound system that sadly fell far short of the standard required for musical performances and concerts. But, thanks to an anonymous 50,000 donation, the theatre team was able to com
