The Experiential Design Index

Member Center — Curtain of Names & Data Art — The Advisory Board Company Headquarters

The Member Center, a 7,400-square-foot client-facing space at The Advisory Board Company's Washington, DC headquarters featuring the "Curtain of Names" — a lit installation of translucent rods displaying member-client names — a motion media wall, and per-conference-room data art installations, opened in January 2015; C&G Partners designed and programmed the space, with architecture by SmithGroupJJR.

VenueThe Advisory Board Company Headquarters
Project typeMajor Renovation
StatusCompleted
Year completed2015
Technologiesilluminated rod installation ("Curtain of Names"), interactive directory, data-driven media wall

Credits

FirmRoleNote
C&G Partners Exhibit Design
C&G Partners Media Design & Software Interactive media programming for the data-art installations
SmithGroup Architecture Credited as SmithGroupJJR (the firm's name 2011-2018) on the source; same entity, renamed SmithGroup in 2018

Description

A built, permanent corporate interior installation (in scope per the index's no-advertising policy: a physical, credited space distinct from any marketing/ad-campaign work), not a temporary marketing activation.

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