Thesis Abstract

COSI is among the country’s most highly respected science centers and is conveniently located on the west bank of the Scioto River at 333 West Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215. COSI features interactive, discovery-based and themed exhibit areas, an Extreme Screen theater, and the outdoor Big Science Park. Internationally acclaimed architect Arata Isozaki combined the past with the future in an innovative design by combining a historical building with a new structure to form the new COSI. The new 230,000 square foot building, featuring an innovatively curved precast concrete exterior is joined with an existing 90,000 square foot Central High School to form 320,000 square feet of space. The existing high school was created from hand-laid brick while the new structure offers high-tech, precision made, precast concrete. The spacious glass atrium represents a joining of the two styles and a transition between the two architectural forms. With its abundant about of skylights and themed exhibit areas, this will make for a very interesting and unique building to analyze and redesign the lighting systems.

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