IVC HELPS BUILD STATE-OF-THE-ART COMMUNICATIO CENTRE AT THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM

摘要

The Attenborough Studio is part of the brand new Darwin Centre at the Natural History Museum, which opened to the public in September 2009. From an architectural point of view, the building is spectacular as it houses a giant cocoon made from concrete, steel and glass. Designed by C F M0ller Architects of Denmark, this eight-storey architectural achievement took around 25 months and 280 people to build. It is home to the Natural History Museum's collections of specimens as well as displays and interactive activities for the general public. However, from a technology and engineering point of view, the Attenborough Studio which sits alongside the cocoon is quite unique. A hybrid broadcast studio and AV presentation space, it allows the general public to quite literally engage with scientists at work 363 days of the year.