This 435,000-sf (40,400-sm) facility consists of a visitor center, theatre-in-the-round, an educational resource center, exhibition space, media production facilities and administrative offices. The 168-ft by 112-ft (50-m by 35-m) grand entrance lobby receives light from four 42-ft. (12-m) triangular skylights set within a vaulted ceiling. The project includes parking for 600 cars.
Client:
National Park Service
Architect:
Pei Cobb Freed & Partners
Location:
Philadelphia, PA
Gross Floor Area:
240,000 sf / 22,000 sm
Awards:
Platinum Award for Engineering Excellence, 2005
ACEC, New York Chapter