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 As
the general contractor for exhibits for ECHO, Eloise W. Martin
Center of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Scenic played
a major role in the development of this interactive music
education center.
 Chicago
Scenic was charged with maintaining open and clear communication
with the New York design firm, Edwin Schlossberg Inc., as
well as with the project's owners and other contractors in
order to keep the project on time and on budget.
Highlights
of Chicago Scenic's work include a 40-foot-long directional
ribbon bringing patrons from outside the building into the
Welcome Center and to the exhibit's centerpiece: a handcrafted
reception desk, faithfully modeled after a Stradivarius violin
that is a full 18-feet long and has working strings.
In the
Learning Center, Chicago Scenic manufactured and installed
custom counters and graphics, interactive workstations and
"music boxes" which are the core of the learning
experience. Upon entering, each guest is assigned to a music
box that they take to the interactive workstations to create
their own portion of a symphony. At the end of the experience
their portion is incorporated into a symphony comprised of
elements from all the guests.
There
is also a complete learning lab for teaching the fundamentals
of music to children through the use of non-traditional instruments
that were created specifically for the center.
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