focusTerra — Permanent Exhibition of ETH Zurich
For the permanent exhibition ‘focusTerra’ in the atrium of the ETH (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) in Zurich, iart conceived the mediation and planned the media technology. The exhibition was designed by Holzer Kobler Architekturen. The topics ‘Dynamics of the Earth’, ‘Treasures of the Earth’ and ‘Archives of the Earth’ are presented on the three floors of the pavilion.
Several media stations display current research findings from the ETH. Their contents are being renewed by the institutes themselves via a customised content management system. On the exhibition’s ground floor, two projections on semi-spheres show processes in the earth’s mantle. On the second floor, an interactive binocular is installed. By selecting different specimens and looking at them through the binocular, visitors can retrieve additional information about the specimens that automatically appears on two screens above the binocular.
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focusTerra — Permanent Exhibition of ETH Zurich
Permanent exhibition, Opening: 5 April 2009Customer
ETH Zürich, Department GeosciencesClient
Holzer Kobler Architekturen, ZurichServices iart
Media concept and planning
Planning of exhibition lighting
Preparation of call for tenders within the realisation phase
Construction managementMedia
Audio and video installations
Interactive multimedia stations
Multi screen installations
Large scale projectionsProject Partner
Holzer Kobler Architekturen, Exhibition design
tegoro solutions ag, Realisation of mediaProject Duration
3,5 yearsExhibition Area
1200 m2
The exhibition body by Holzer Kobler (© Holzer Kobler Architekturen, Photo: Susana Bruell)
Installation on geomagnetism
Two projections showing convectional flux processes in the Earth’s mantle
Interactive touchscreen
Binocular eyepiece with information about the preparation
© Holzer Kobler Architekturen
Exhibition in the atrium of ETH, Zurich (Rendering)
© Holzer Kobler Architekturen
One of the exhibition spaces (Rendering)