Create a Destination: Keep Your Guests Coming Back

City Center Las Vegas - Mandarin-Oriental Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada

A successful visit to today’s hospitality venues demands memorable guest experiences. A great way to have your guests put their phone down, can be using AV technology to capture their attention in a unique and creative way. Digital SignageTurn your lobby and hallways into an art exhibit, while still communicating with visitors and staff. Direct … Read more

Attract Today’s Talent with Tomorrow’s AV

oracle austin

Oracle, one of the world’s largest software companies, recently completed the initial phase of a 565,000 SF campus outside of downtown Austin. As part of their plan to capture Austin’s growing pool of young professionals, Oracle’s executives sought an AV solution that would inspire and excite potential talent from the moment they walk in the … Read more

Active Learning: AV in Education

Huntington University

Beyond the glow of the large-format digital displays that replaced whiteboards and projectors in many learning environments, something even bigger is brewing. AV has had a positive impact on the education market, but in terms of real innovation, not much has changed in the typical classroom. Today’s passive AV learning tools—essentially large, mounted screens hardwired … Read more

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

UT Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas, Texas UT Southwestern’s nine-story, 400,000 SF complex is the result of years of collaboration and design. The medical facility’s AV integrates UT Southwestern’s academic and clinical offices with one of the largest simulation and clinical skills training centers in the nation Features Participants Owner: UT Southwestern General Contractor: Vaughn Construction Architect: HDR Consultant: Datacom … Read more

Organization & Concealment: ConocoPhillips

ConocoPhillips EC3

Along Interstate 10 in Houston on Energy Corridor sits the sprawling ConocoPhillips campus comprised of two twenty-two story buildings known as Energy Center Three and Energy Center Four. Each building in this central hub of operations features one hundred twenty-two conference room systems, eighty huddle spaces, interactive wayfinding kiosks on every floor, digital signage display … Read more

AV Technology that Hides in Plain Sight

nanolumens bank of hawaii

New interior design trends seek a simple, minimalistic environment to create a calming experience for staff and visitors. In contrast, the workflow of most organizations increasingly relies on technology to improve collaboration and productivity and stay competitive in today’s global economy. In order to resolve this conflict, AV innovators are creating new technology that hides … Read more

AV in India: Building Partnerships Abroad

Cloudera India

Cloudera and Wes Akin of Ford AV began their AV partnership back in 2015 when they worked together on an expansion of Cloudera’s office in Austin, Texas. Since then, Akin has helped design and implement AV systems in Cloudera offices across the globe including Palo Alto, New York City, London, Budapest and Singapore. Now they … Read more