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| Work to start on US$19m California planetarium development |
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| POSTED 26 Feb 2015 . BY Tom Anstey |
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The US$19m development is part of a campus-wide renovation project Credit: Orange Coast College
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Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, California, will start work this year on a US$19m (€16.8m, £12.3m) planetarium development as part of a larger seven-year US$965m (€854m, £625.2m) renovation to its district campuses.
The 120-seat planetarium will include a 3D immersion theatre with a 50ft (15.2m) dome, a large Foucault pendulum and open space for exhibits.
The project is being funded by a bond measure passed by Orange County voters in 2012 for the larger US$965m (€861m, £626m) development of the college campus. The masterplan also calls for several new academic buildings, multiple renovations on existing buildings, a new gym and pool, a 145-bedroom boutique hotel, a restaurant and a four-storey parking garage, among other projects.
At present, Orange County has only one planetarium – the Santa Ana College planetarium. The college is currently conducting four studies to look at how the impacts of development and whether original architect Richard Neutra’s historic buildings would be affected by the project.
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PROJECT PROFILE:
Orange Coast College Planetarium
Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, California, will start work this year on a US$19m (€16.8m, £12.3m) planetarium development as part of a larger seven-year, US$965m (€854m, £625.2m) renovation to its district campuses. The 120-seat planetarium will include a 3D immersion theatre with a 50ft (15.2m) dome, a large Foucault pendulum and open space for exhibits.
Location: Coasta Mesa , United States
Budget: US$19m
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Dooley Planetarium gets upgrade through NASA grant
POSTED 15 Jan 2015. BY Tom Anstey
NASA has teamed up with Dooley Planetarium in Florence, South Carolina, in an
effort to develop new and innovative ways to showcase the space agency's work
to the public.
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Design flaws delay Thiruvananthapuram planetarium opening
POSTED 14 Jan 2015. BY Tom Anstey
A new state-of-the-art planetarium dome being built in the Indian city of
Thiruvananthapuram has been forced to delay its grand opening after design
flaws forced the under-construction Kerala State Science and Technology
Museum (KSSTM) to scrap previous plans.
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Middle East's largest planetarium opens in Iran
POSTED 08 Oct 2014. BY Tom Anstey
The Dome of Mina – the largest planetarium ever built in the Middle East – has
been opened in Iran by Tehran mayor Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, alongside a
number of officials from Iran’s burgeoning space agency (ISA).
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