076 VENUE
LAKE PLACID CENTER
ADIRONDACK MOUNTAINS, USA THE AMERICAS
Set in the breathtaking Adirondack Mountains of New York at the site of the 1932 and 1980 Winter Olympic Games, the newly-construct- ed conference centre at Lake Placid pairs the splendor and story of its surroundings with amenities that rival those of most big city convention centres. The architecturally stunning three-storey building boasts over 90,000 sq ft of flexible ballrooms, meeting rooms, and pre-function space, as well as decks and verandas from which to enjoy the natural beauty of the surrounding landscape. The New York State Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA), which manages the state of the art conference centre, asked Starr Entertainment Group to design a thoroughly modern audiovisual system that could flexibly accommodate a wide range of uses. Pleased with the company’s competence and communication, ORDA invited Starr Entertainment Group to bid on the installation of its design. The bid was successful, and so the company saw its
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design through to completion. “We have been involved in the Lake Placid project since the begin- ning and spent a year on the design alone,” said Peter Starr owner and Chief Designer of Starr Entertainment Group. “As far as the equipment was concerned, there was a relatively large, cutting edge list. It is a high-end convention centre, typical in that none of the equipment should be seen, therefore we built everything into the ceiling using 60 JBL Control 322 in-ceiling loudspeakers in the ball- room - which can be broken down into six smaller rooms - and then 180 JBL Control 26 in-ceiling loudspeakers distributed throughout meeting rooms and common areas. This is a system where you don’t really see anything but you really feel some pressure when you turn it up - it is clear and crisp.” Starr Entertainment’s background is in nightclubs and for Peter, coming from that experience and perspective, he always wants to
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