Fairmont Hotel: Balancing Quality & Quantity

Fairmont Austin Hotel

The world’s second largest Fairmont Hotel opened its doors in downtown Austin on March 5, 2018. Towering over the city at a whopping 37 stories, the resort also features five restaurants and bars, a huge outdoor pool, full service spa, fitness center, 140,000 square feet of event space and direct access to the Austin Convention … 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

The Gathering Place

Tulsa, OK The Gathering Place, the largest public park gift in U.S. history, completed phase one of the 100 acre project. The size and detail of the park’s design necessitated a standardized AV system that blended in to both the indoor and outdoor facilities. Features Participants Owner: George Kaiser Family Foundation Architect: Michael Van Valkenburgh … Read more

Fannie Mae

Fannie Mae Video Wall

Plano, Texas Fannie Mae consolidated their Dallas-Ft. Worth regional offices into a new 10-story, 330,000 SF tower in Plano. They standardized their AV systems to streamline user operation and easily connect with their offices across the U.S. Features Participants Owner: Fannie Mae Architect: BOKA Powell Consultant: Cerami & Associates AV Contractor: Ford Audio-Video Systems Ford … Read more

Oracle

Oracle - Video Wall

Austin, Texas Oracle, one of the world’s largest software companies, constructed a 565,000 SF campus outside of downtown Austin and sought an AV solution that provided cutting-edge technology and simplified collaboration with their other offices. Features Participants Owner: Oracle Corporation AV Contractor: Ford Audio-Video Systems Ford AV has deployed thousands of custom solutions for meeting … Read more

Douglas County Library

Douglas County Library

Douglas County, Colorado Douglas County Libraries is an award winning public library system in the Denver suburbs. To meet increased traffic, the library district started expansion projects in 2016 at their Parker, Castle Pines and Lone Tree locations. This expansion necessitated updates to their current audio-visual system. Features Participants Owner: Douglas County Libraries AV Contractor: … Read more

JPMorgan Chase

JPMorgan Chase Conference area

Plano, Texas JPMorgan Chase consolidated their North Texas operations into a new four-building, 1 million SF campus. For 6,000 employees to effectively utilize any of the 334 meeting spaces, JPMorgan Chase sought a standardized AV solution that simplified meeting coordination and connectivity. Features Participants Owner: JPMorgan Chase & Co. Consultant: RTKL Baltimore AV Contractor: Ford … Read more

Cloudera – Singapore

Cloudera Singapore

With offices in North America, Europe and Asia, Cloudera’s accelerated expansion necessitated a standardized AV system capable of connecting their offices in real time. The end result provides users with a consistent experience, no matter the location. Features Participants Owner: Cloudera, Inc. AV Contractor: Ford Audio-Video Systems Ford AV has deployed thousands of custom solutions … Read more

McAllen Performing Arts Center

McAllen Performing Arts Center

McAllen, Texas In order to enhance the arts and cultural experience of its populace, the City of McAllen constructed a 93,000 SF multi-purpose theater capable of hosting concerts, comedians and plays. A multi-functional AV system was necessary to adapt to each specific event. Features Participants Owner: City of McAllen Contractor: SpawGlass Contractors, Inc. Architect: ERO … Read more