Long Beach, CA
NED served as the design consultant for all audio, video, surveillance and security systems for the Cruise Terminal at Long Beach, CA. Located within the world's largest geodesic dome, formerly the home of the Spruce Goose and adjacent to the historic Queen Mary, this project offered several unique design challenges. The inherent acoustical qualities of the large dome had to be addressed head-on in order to provide an audio system which was both intelligible for general paging throughout the facility and appropriate for general background music. The security and surveillance systems needed to meet the requirements of the local Port Security Services as well as the strict, post-911 government requirements for the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Services and U.S. Customs Services. The video systems were designed with entertainment and advertisement capabilities, in addition to providing important information to assist passengers during the embarkation and debarkation processes. The project culminated with the successful opening in April 2003.