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When the Faculty of Engineering at the University
of Manitoba planned its new Engineering and Information
Technology Complex (EITC) they wanted a donor wall that
not only honored contributors to the project’s capital
campaign and celebrated the Faculty’s 100th Anniversary,
but also one that reflected the school’s technical
leadership and innovation.
Working from a concept design developed by
Stantec Engineering, the EITC architects, Planned Legacy
realized early in the process that taking a drawing of a
50’ long, illuminated glass wall from paper to reality
would present significant challenges, but none that could
not be overcome.
First, the Planned Legacy team had to create a system that
would provide even lighting without hot spots over the wall’s
entire length and height. This meant sourcing a special
flat paint to diffuse light off the back wall and designing
light enclosures that would allow easy access for maintenance
and sufficient ventilation. Additionally, because the spacing
for lighting was limited, a North American search was required
for 24 fixtures small enough to fit into a confined area.
In addition to addressing the lighting challenge, Planned
Legacy also needed to engineer a structure that would support
12 large 10 ml glass panels, each about 200 lbs. in a manner
that would be stable but still allow for some natural shifting.
To make things even more interesting, part of the wall
was situated beside a staircase with only 16” of access.
And finally, working closely with a high end graphics company,
Planned Legacy was able to devise a method of applying the
donor names and other information to the glass panels seamlessly,
using the correct shade of red.
The end result is a striking recognition display that achieves
all of the technical and aesthetic objectives set out, on
time and on budget!
For more information
on the University of Manitoba EITC donor wall and to discover
what Planned Legacy interactive donor
walls, recognition displays and capital campaign promotion
systems can do for your organization, please contact
us using the information below.
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Phone: (204) 943-3923
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