proAV is typically tasked with delivering two major projects, comprising multiple teaching spaces over each academic year, with less complex AV schemes commissioned during the Christmas holiday period.

The most recent renovations in 2022 include The Great Hall and The Oliver Thompson Lecture Theatre. Located in the College Building, The Great Hall's most impactful addition to its venue space is a bespoke video wall using Samsun I-ER Series LED tiles. Further AV renovations also included broadcasting facilities using Panasonic PTZ cameras, Sennheiser and Beyerdynamic microphones and a JBL audio system. The Oliver Thompson Lecture Theatre, located in the Tait Building, is a refurbished lecture space featuring Epson Laser Projection and Christie UHD displays along with a dedicated AV booth allowing technicians to broadcast or record lectures.

These additions follow previously completed work including bringing the Cass Business School and Northampton Square campus up to DALI specification which itself was a particularly complex scheme. It involved four horseshoe-shaped lecture theatres (Cass) and a multitude of further small, medium and large lecture theatres, seminar spaces and PC labs – a total of 29 rooms. The Winter 2018/2019 project utilises similar AV solutions that suit the small lecture theatres and seminar and meeting room arrangements in the Drysdale Building.

Proposed AV systems that ensure each teaching space is commensurate with DALI’s provision for AV-enhanced learning have been subject to proAV’s design input and have subsequently evolved into a relatively standardised specification that delivers the flexibility and ease of use sought by the University.

Key technologies include Extron HDMI matrices and ProDSP digital matrix processors, Echo360 lecture capture capability, Wolfvision’s leading VZ-series visualisers, NEC projection and display systems, Crestron management and control, TeamMate custom lectern arrangements and Teacherboards and Squiggle Glass large format writing walls.

The commission of each City project under the DALI initiative has resulted in a wealth of exciting benefits that engender engaging, interactive teaching, a superlative learning experience and a welcome return on investment opportunities for the client.

The student experience has also been dramatically enriched; the latest display and presentation technologies encourage productivity and inspire a more insightful and value-added learning experience. 

proAV’s close collaboration with the University throughout our sole-supplier appointment has ensured every project completed under the DALI scheme has been commissioned according to the University’s strict timelines and within its specified budget. Further projects are planned for the University’s DALI spaces over the next two years.