Only 10—dems the rules. And with dozens of entries, integrators didn't make it easy on the SCN editorial team to choose 10 projects to highlight this year. Each project is unique, but together the following installations provide an excellent sampling of the innovative work that integrators continue to deliver.
Caterpillar Global Headquarters, Irving, TX
Integrator: Pearl Technology
Caterpillar reached out to Pearl Technology to ensure quality AV solutions were implemented throughout the facility. The solutions needed to be robust and repeatable, with a standardized and simplified user experience for the executive team. Keeping with the Caterpillar AV standard and still meeting the high demands for speciality use required by the executives brought a fun and unique challenge to the project, which included conference rooms, training rooms, offices, executive meeting spaces, and a broadcast production studio.
Cincinnati Public Radio, Cincinnati
Integrators: WSDG/Procraft Media
Cincinnati Public Radio (WVXU/WGUC/WMUB) is the public radio station servicing southwest Ohio, southeast Indiana, and northern Kentucky. The two story headquarters is a ground-up, mass timber building that includes multiple production facilities and offices, as well as an outdoor plaza that is open to the public and available for live performances. The design team was tasked with completely reimagining CPR’s production facilities and capabilities. The space and community-forward focus of the new HQ inspired a very public, forward-facing work environment that would emphasize multiple production spaces with a high degree of visibility and accessibility. Emersion Design served as executive architects of the project, while WSDG was the lead acoustical and AV system designer for the production spaces, as well as co-designer on the acoustic design for the rest of the facility. Procraft Media was the on-site AV integration team.
CoBank HQ, Denver
Integrator: CTI
CoBank transformed an internal floor into a high-impact planning and collaboration hub, so 250–300 people can align every 10 weeks without leaving campus. CTI partnered to deliver the AV and experiential technology that replaced the hotel setup and elevated the program increment (PI) ceremony into a “larger than life” flagship experience.
Client Experience Center, Plano, TX
Integrator: Ford AV
Ford AV was contracted to execute a major AV upgrade to NTT DATA’s Client Experience Center and transform it into a fully immersive, collaborative environment. The expansive space spans an entire floor and includes an Executive Briefing Center with traditional conference rooms, as well as an Innovation Center with a virtual studio designed for hands-on, interactive problem-solving sessions with clients. The project's goal was to create a seamless AV experience across both sides of the facility, with a particular focus on improving the hybrid meeting experience for remote participants. The refresh addressed post-COVID collaboration needs and showcased NTT DATA’s technological capabilities. Ford AV provided an advanced, integrated AV solution that allows meetings to begin in a boardroom and transition through multiple collaborative zones without disrupting remote attendees, creating a seamless meeting experience across physically separate environments.
Encounters, National WWI Museum and Memorial
Kansas City, MO
Integrator: Electrosonic
The Encounters exhibit consists of four alcoves, depicting 16 unique individuals impacted by the Great War. Each alcove is in a beehive shape to create an intimate, personal experience for the visitor. The exhibit features 16 characters, based on real people using historical records, to depict soldiers, civilians, factory workers, and more, who share their unique experience through video displays. As the characters move into frame, LED strips are used to create a shadow effect and then their shadows are projected above each alcove, further enhancing the immersive experience. Encounters is interactive, with sensors that trigger the characters to speak when visitors approach. The characters' stories loop, allowing visitors to hear different perspectives as they move through the alcoves.
Health Sciences Innovation Building, University of Arizona
Tuscon, AZ
Integrator: Level 3 Audiovisual
This installation delivers a purpose-built AV environment designed to enhance medical training and hybrid instruction. A networked AV over IP backbone distributes content seamlessly across 18 perimeter-mounted 4K displays, ensuring uniform visibility from every seat. Instructors can present from local PCs, wireless devices, HDMI wall inputs, or a ceiling-mounted visualizer, while dual 4K PTZ auto-tracking cameras capture both audience and presenter perspectives. Integrated DSP and ceiling array microphones provide clear speech reinforcement and conferencing intelligibility, supported by wireless microphone systems for instructional flexibility. Control is centralized through a touchscreen interface. Display layouts and GUI aesthetics intentionally apply color psychology principles to support positive mental health for learners. Remote monitoring and diagnostics ensure long-term reliability. The room’s furniture and open layout allow multiple seating arrangements, enabling small-group collaboration or full-class instruction. Together, the systems create a versatile, future-ready environment that strengthens engagement and learning outcomes.
Meryl Streep Center for Performing Artists
Los Angeles
Integrator: Advanced Systems Group
For Advanced Systems Group (ASG), what started as a plan to update a screening room for the SAG-AFTRA Foundation grew into a fully realized center built for modern production, connection, and learning. The Meryl Streep Center for Performing Artists, a 15,000-square-foot facility includes screening rooms, voiceover labs, on-camera studio, classrooms, and creative spaces. ASG outfitted the Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson Screening Room for 4K production, including cameras, live switching, and multi-track audio for live streaming and archival use. The centerpiece is a 225-inch LG Miraclass 4K Cinema Display (the first of its kind) paired with a Dolby IMS3-L cinema server and Storm Audio ISP. ASG engineered a Meyer Sound 7.1 surround system to maintain audio fidelity while minimizing sound bleed. The entire center is connected through an AV infrastructure with Crestron wireless interfaces enabling control.
MSC Cruise Terminal at PortMiami
Miami
Integrator: Quince Imaging
Maris is a landmark digital art installation at MSC’s new Cruise Terminal in Miami, transforming 75% of the terminal’s glass façade—more than 11,000 square feet of Gauzy exterior-grade smart glass—into a living ocean canvas. Designed by artist Danielle Roney and delivered by Quince Imaging, the system features an advanced AV backbone, including 18 Christie RGB M4K25+ laser projectors, 25 DisplayNet DN300 units, a Q-SYS vCore virtualized processor, NETGEAR M4300-96X switch, seven real-time render engines, and a Display Devices liquid-cooled rack for stability and performance. The infrastructure powers 166 million pixels of dynamic seascape visuals, seamlessly mapped across the façade, to create an evolving, immersive experience for more than 36,000 passengers daily. By uniting high-end engineering with visionary artistry, Maris demonstrates how projection mapping and transparent display technology can redefine architectural surfaces.
SeaWorld San Diego
San Diego
Integrator: AVI-SPL
AVI-SPL partnered with SeaWorld to elevate a new jellyfish habitat into a fully immersive experience that innovates with AV technology, guest engagement, and animal care. The exhibit was reimagined from the ground up, ensuring technology and environment work in harmony. The installation was completed in phases, allowing AV systems to be integrated while aquarists prepared the tanks and fine-tuned conditions for the jellyfish. Curved LED walls and ceilings, synchronized lighting, multi-zone audio, and custom show control were installed and programmed to blend seamlessly with the live exhibits. Debuting in 2025, “Jewels of the Sea: The Jellyfish Experience” became SeaWorld San Diego’s first large-scale immersive animal exhibit to feature AV technology at such a large scale.
Sidecar Social
Frisco, TX
Integrator: Save Electronics
Sidecar Social’s newest 25,000-square-foot location raises the bar for hospitality AV. Designed and integrated by Save Electronics, the installation spans two floors, multiple karaoke and meeting rooms, and a 7,500-square-foot patio, featuring more than 75 displays and four large video walls. To ensure seamless distribution of 21 content sources—from Apple TV to DirecTV— Save Electronics deployed 21 Just Add Power 3G Ultra transmitters and 75 receivers over a NETGEAR Pro AV network. The built-in scaling capabilities of the 3G Ultra family allow flawless EDID management and instant switching between 4K and 1080p displays, eliminating latency and compatibility issues. Fully integrated with Crestron Control, staff can manage content across the entire venue with a simple iPad interface.