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I would suggest you think of this as two separate spaces.
the bottom 12' - 14' for traveling exhibits, etc. and the upper
area as a whole separate exhibit or display space.

I have had success in tall spaces like this hanging lots of
kites from all around the world, whirly gigs and one of my
most successful uses of a tall space like this was having
an MFA student at the University design and install a major
piece for his Masters Design project.  We paid for his materials
and  a small honorarium, and he got to put it on his resume
that he  had a permanent installation.

David

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> From: Andrew Sternick <[log in to unmask]>
> Reply-To: Informal Science Education Network
> Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2004 09:52:27 -0700
> Subject: Unique & Challenging Exhibit Spaces
>
>
> At Zeum we have a room we call the cone, which is a high (3 stories) round
> space.  Around the outside of the cone there is a "corkscrew" walkway which
> has balconies that overlook the central space at various heights.  It is
> both an impressive space and a challenging one to design exhibits for.
>
> I am wondering - what other spaces like this are out there?  How did you
> approach the design process?  What did you end up doing?
>
> The space is simultaneously so promising and difficult that we have never
> used it to its fullest extent.
>
> Andrew Sternick
> Technology Administrator
> Zeum
> 221 Fourth St., San Francisco, CA  94103

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