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The Rose Center for Earth and Space is a part of the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. The Center’s complete name is The Frederick Phineas and Sandra Priest Rose Center for Earth and Space. The main entrance is located on the northern side of the museum on 81st Street near Central Park West in Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Completed in 2000, it includes the new Hayden Planetarium, the original of which was opened in 1935 and closed in 1997. Neil deGrasse Tyson is its first and, to date, only director,More info:wiki

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New York City’s newest “Great Room”, the $210 million Rose Center for Earth and Space replaces and updates the 70 year old Hayden Planetarium in the American Museum of Natural History. The central sphere houses both the new Space Theater and Big Bang Theater which is suspended above the Hall of the Universe below.

Our work began with the Environmental Impact Statement for the project and proceeded to the lighting design of the sphere, surrounding exhibit areas, the exterior terrace and support spaces. A combination of theatrical fixtures and sequencing controlled floodlights provides the drama for this striking new landmark.

The New York Times calls this look, “mood indigo.”

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A branch of the department of astrophysics at the American Museum of Natural History, the Planetarium is devoted to teaching people about the frontiers of cosmic discovery. Known for dazzling multimedia presentations such as Journey to the Stars, the Hayden Planetarium also offers a series of exhibits and lectures about the cosmos.

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The centerpiece of the Rose Center for Earth and Space exhibition is an 87-foot-diameter, 2,000-ton sphere that houses the Hayden Planetarium. The orb appears to float within a suspended glass cube, surrounded by scale models of planets and stars. The transparent clarity of the cube’s facade accentuates the sphere within, redefining the iconic institution. Exhibits are integrated into the unique building space to create a fusion of function and form. The exhibition and research facility also includes the Cullman Hall of the Universe and the Gottesman Hall of Planet Earth.

A system of horizontal cable trusses spanning between vertical trusses of steel pipe provide the armature for the Rose Center’s point-supported glass enclosure. Heintges oversees periodic inspection and tuning of the glass cable support system in which the tension cables are struck, their vibrating frequency measured, and member tensions adjusted as required, much like tuning a string instrument.

Heintges served as curtain wall consultant for peer review during construction as well as for ongoing maintenance inspections and monitoring.

Heintges has also consulted on a number of other specialty and structural glass exhibits at the American Museum of Natural History, including the Halls of Biodiversity, Human Origins, Fossil, Ocean Life and Dinosaurs, as well as for other specialty glass systems, including entrances, glass staircases, custom display cases, and guardrails.