2010 PRO AV Spotlight Awards

Take a pair of 21st century arts schools, mix in a casinos giant LED screens, add a sprinkle of Army distance learning with hospital telemedicine, then shake it all up in a giant soda bottle that doubles as a projection surface and you've got a taste of what the pro AV industry's best have to offer. This year, 16 projects took home Spotlight Awards. Will yours be in the running next year?

In its third year, the Spotlight Awards program recognizes 16 winners, including 12 first-time recipients. Talk about an industry with talent to go around.

 

Other Installs

Latest Other Installs

  • No Place Like Home: A Resi Install

    The 31,000-square-foot Monarch Resort Club at Trilogy, a community by Shea Homes, is the centerpiece for residents of this exclusive 1,200-home development along the coast of central California. Once inside, the high-end interior design by Design Lines of Greenwood Village, Colo., and the discrete...

     

  • AV and IT Meet at JFK Airport

    You've heard it all before: AV and information technology have come to a head. Nowhere is this more apparent, perhaps, than in efforts to move video content over Cat-5 cabling, which is often the economical choice. Many times it's already in place before an integrator begins work on a project.

     

  • The Solar Stage

    Energy prices are a major concern these days for concert producers, who are responsible for transporting a village of people and AV equipment from city to city. So, they're turning their focus to conservation and the use of alternative energy sources.

     
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Most Popular Other Installs

  • When Luxury Yachting Meets Pro AV

    Challenge: Install $300,000 worth of residential AV equipment in the scarce storage space of a 94-foot yacht built and wired in Taiwan.

     

  • No Place Like Home: A Resi Install

    The 31,000-square-foot Monarch Resort Club at Trilogy, a community by Shea Homes, is the centerpiece for residents of this exclusive 1,200-home development along the coast of central California. Once inside, the high-end interior design by Design Lines of Greenwood Village, Colo., and the discrete...

     

  • The Solar Stage

    Energy prices are a major concern these days for concert producers, who are responsible for transporting a village of people and AV equipment from city to city. So, they're turning their focus to conservation and the use of alternative energy sources.

     
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Other Installs Spotlight Awards

  • 2008 Judges' Award: Oneworld Lounge

    Ever wonder, while stuck waiting for a delayed flight, what it's like in those first- and business-class lounges? The Oneworld Lounge at Los Angeles International Airport is probably just as you imagined: a comfy-but-slick retreat offering free food and drinks, plus really cool AV extras you would...

     
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Transportation Installs

  • AV and IT Meet at JFK Airport

    You've heard it all before: AV and information technology have come to a head. Nowhere is this more apparent, perhaps, than in efforts to move video content over Cat-5 cabling, which is often the economical choice. Many times it's already in place before an integrator begins work on a project.

     

  • 2008 Judges' Award: Oneworld Lounge

    Ever wonder, while stuck waiting for a delayed flight, what it's like in those first- and business-class lounges? The Oneworld Lounge at Los Angeles International Airport is probably just as you imagined: a comfy-but-slick retreat offering free food and drinks, plus really cool AV extras you would...

     

  • LAX Steers Into Clear Audio

    Steerable loudspeaker arrays help airport create intelligible paging system.

     
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Rental & Staging Installs

  • The Solar Stage

    Energy prices are a major concern these days for concert producers, who are responsible for transporting a village of people and AV...

     

  • Into Thin Air

    Set at 8,750 feet above seal level, high-profile film festival has experienced frequent projector burnout because thin atmosphere hinders...

     

  • One Install, Two Events

    For Peter Wille, St. Louis' Scottrade Center is familiar ground when it comes to producing events.

     
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Residential Installs

  • Classic Comforts, Greenwich, Conn. AV integrator: Electronics Design Group. Architect/design firm: Shope Reno Wharton Architecture.

    2010 Best Residential AV Project

    The first Spotlight Award winner for Best Residential Project has 14 TVs, 31 AV zones, a 12-seat home theater, and a home office with its...

     

  • No Place Like Home: A Resi Install

    The 31,000-square-foot Monarch Resort Club at Trilogy, a community by Shea Homes, is the centerpiece for residents of this exclusive 1...

     

  • When Luxury Yachting Meets Pro AV

    Challenge: Install $300,000 worth of residential AV equipment in the scarce storage space of a 94-foot yacht built and wired in Taiwan.

     
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Guides to Doing Business

  • How the Business Downturn Sparked a Rise in Executive Conference Facilities

    Executive conference facilities are showing up at hotels, corporations, colleges, and even large churches. Many are built as standalone destinations dedicated to hosting meetings; others are extensions of an organization's campus. All can help groups cut travel costs, realize new revenue streams...

     

  • Guide to Doing Business in Residential AV

    PRO AV's essential industry guide, with crucial tips for positioning your company to leverage: trends in the market, revenue opportunities in residential AV. and economic factors affecting the market.

     

  • Guide to Doing Business in Transportation AV

    PRO AV's essential industry guide, with crucial tips for positioning your company to leverage: market trends, AV spending patterns, and economic factors that affect the market.

     
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