Architectural and Immersive Experiences

Jackie Robinson Museum

Location: New York City

Design and Photography: Gensler

Main gallery of Jackie Robinson Museum featuring multimedia exhibits and display cases

The Jackie Robinson Museum honors and celebrates the legacy of Jackie Robinson as an athlete, activist, entrepreneur, and community leader. Gensler led the architectural and exhibit design for the entire museum.

Roles on the Project

Spatial and Exhibit Designer

As the spatial designer on the exhibit design team, Lili’s tasks included:

– Exhibit layout floor plans and test fits

– Experience journey maps

– 3D modeling and visualization

– Display case and fixture design, documentation, finish specification, and fabrication coordination

– ADA compliance oversight and inclusive design strategy implementation

– Cross-functional collaboration with brand, architecture, technology, and trade consultant teams

Lobby of Jackie Robinson Museum featuring light gray walls and a large video screen in the far back

Main gallery of Jackie Robinson Museum featuring various sizes of exhibits and display cases

Floor to ceiling display case at the Jackie Robinson Museum with a scaled model of Ebbets Field in the background

Physical Designer for Digital Experience Exhibits

As the physical designer for the Digital Experience Design team, Lili led the 3D modeling, design intent documentation, and fabrication/AV coordination for three digital experience exhibits at the museum:

– “Game Day”, an interactive, multimedia-enabled scaled replica of Ebbets Field featuring projection mapping and wide format digital canvas background.

– “Living Legacy”, an array of 42 tablets displaying interviews with people who embody Jackie Robinson’s legacy today.

– “Crossing the Color Line”, a video projection exhibit custom-fitted to specific wall sizes and locations.

Interactive multimedia exhibit at the Jackie Robinson Museum, consisting of a scale model of Ebbets Field and large digital canvas

"Living Legacy" exhibit at the Jackie Robinson Exhibit, featuring rows of 42 digital tablets and handheld speakers

"Crossing the Color Line" exhibit at the Jackie Robinson Museum, featuring a dark room with projected content on two of the walls

3D Modeling & Visualization Lead

Lili led the 3D modeling and visualization for the space during the concept phases before hand-off to the project architects. Renderings were used to communicate look & feel and design changes to the client throughout the process, and served as placeholder website imagery for the museum during construction.

Software used: Sketchup, Rhino, Grasshopper, Enscape, Photoshop, Revit