(octopus) Proto Productions, Addison, Ill. (carpeting) Neal Deaton and Assoc., Plymouth, Minn. ![]() Suppliers and Fabricators: Barsanti Woodworking Corp., Chicago (fixturing) Schuler and Shook, Chicago (lighting) Larson, Tucson, Ariz. ![]() Video walls and murals of ocean photography add to the underwater ambience.ĭesign and Architecture: Schwartz Architects, New York City (signage and graphic design associate architect) Escherick, Homsey, Dodge and Davis, Chicago (project architect) Shedd Aquarium design team Five departments fan out in scallop-shell fashion, identified by double-panel acrylic banner signage and fiberglass and acrylic sculptures of sea creatures mounted atop chartreuse, custom-made fixtures. ![]() Designed to simulate a deep-sea experience, Shedd Aquarium's 5000-sq.-ft., newly renovated shop features a huge sculpted-fiberglass octopus whose tentacles are wrapped around columns and suspended from the ceiling.
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