The new 60,000 SF Tampa Bay History Center opened to the public in mid January 2009. It is located on a waterfront site in downtown Tampa positioned along the southern end of a two-mile long pedestrian riverwalk that connects many of the museums and cultural facilities in the city. The new museum tells the rich history of the Tampa region through immersive and interactive exibits and theaters, designed by Christopher Chadbourne and Associates. The building is also designed to help draw together the diverse cultures and communities in the region through dramatic interior and exterior gathering and function spaces. The multi-level atrium lobby is filled with susended colorful exhibit "icons" representing Tampa's history and culture.

Quicktime slideshow of project photos

http://www.tampabayhistorycenter.org/

printable project page (pdf file)