Oregon Coast Aquarium Newport, OR Manzanita City Hall Manzanita, OR Caring Place Resource Center Oregon City, OR Sanford Lab Homestake Visitor Center Lead, SD Estuary Exploration and Education Center Garibaldi, OR Model Secondary School for the Deaf Residence Hall Washington, D.C. Maple Street Lake Oswego, OR Lincoln City Visitor Center Lincoln City, OR OMSI Coastal Discovery Center Newport, OR Carlton Observatory Yamhill County, OR OMSI Camp Hancock Fossil, OR Lewis and Clark Career Center Portland, OR Forest Park Visitor Center Portland, OR Oregon School for the Deaf Locker Room Addition Salem, OR Intergenerational Loft Portland, OR OMSI Turbine Hall Portland, OR Maguire Welcome Center Washington, DC Scripps Earth Exploration Center La Jolla, CA

OMSI Turbine Hall

Project notes

Portland, OR Originally built in the 1920s as a PGE power station, the Turbine Hall at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) is now a cherished landmark listed on the National Register of Historic Places. While it remained a favorite among visitors, the space had grown outdated, with exhibits that lacked cohesion and a unifying theme. To revitalize the hall, OMSI partnered with Bearing to reimagine the space—creating a new experience centered on design thinking and collaborative problem solving.