The Experiential Design Index

A Trip Around the Solar System — von Kármán Visitor Center

A Trip Around the Solar System, the renovated von Kármán Visitor Center at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, debuted at JPL's Open House in May 2010, with exhibit design by C&G Partners and fabrication by Cinnabar.

Venuevon Kármán Visitor Center
Project typeMajor Renovation
StatusCompleted
Year completed2010
Technologiesfull-scale spacecraft models, touchscreen video

Credits

FirmRoleNote
C&G Partners Exhibit Design
Cinnabar Fabrication

Description

The exhibition structures the visitor center as a tour through the solar system, pairing planetary displays with full-scale models of JPL-built instruments and spacecraft including Voyager, Galileo, Cassini, and the Mars Exploration Rovers, designed to be modular and updateable for open houses and official visits while emphasizing durability for high public traffic.

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