Janson Design Group
Encyclopedia
The Janson + Tsai Design Group is an architecture
and acoustic
design firm that specializes in studio and entertainment design. Founded by Dennis Janson in 1997, the firm is a medium sized specialty firm. Mr. Janson has practiced in this specialty field since 1979. The firm's partners include Francisco Tsai [Studio Design] and Bonnie Janson [Marketing and Promotion].
The firm is located in Connecticut
and works both in the United States
and abroad. Work abroad has included locations in the United Kingdom
, Eastern and Western Europe
, Southeast Asia
, India
, the Middle East
and far East.
It designed an expansion of Kaufman Astoria Studios
, a movie studio in Queens
, New York.
Architecture
Architecture is both the process and product of planning, designing and construction. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural and political symbols and as works of art...
and acoustic
Acoustics
Acoustics is the interdisciplinary science that deals with the study of all mechanical waves in gases, liquids, and solids including vibration, sound, ultrasound and infrasound. A scientist who works in the field of acoustics is an acoustician while someone working in the field of acoustics...
design firm that specializes in studio and entertainment design. Founded by Dennis Janson in 1997, the firm is a medium sized specialty firm. Mr. Janson has practiced in this specialty field since 1979. The firm's partners include Francisco Tsai [Studio Design] and Bonnie Janson [Marketing and Promotion].
Practice
The firm specializes in the design of television studios/facilities, film and sound stages, music recording studios, post production suites, screening rooms, production facilities, mixing rooms and specialty interactive and media design. They are also acoustical consultants to outside and other design firms and end users.The firm is located in Connecticut
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
and works both in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and abroad. Work abroad has included locations in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, Eastern and Western Europe
Western Europe
Western Europe is a loose term for the collection of countries in the western most region of the European continents, though this definition is context-dependent and carries cultural and political connotations. One definition describes Western Europe as a geographic entity—the region lying in the...
, Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia, South-East Asia, South East Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China, east of India, west of New Guinea and north of Australia. The region lies on the intersection of geological plates, with heavy seismic...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, the Middle East
Middle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
and far East.
It designed an expansion of Kaufman Astoria Studios
Kaufman Astoria Studios
The Kaufman Astoria Studios is an historic movie studio located in the Astoria section of the New York City borough of Queens.-History:It was originally built by Famous Players-Lasky in 1920 to provide the company with a facility close to the Broadway theater district. Many features and short...
, a movie studio in Queens
Queens
Queens is the easternmost of the five boroughs of New York City. The largest borough in area and the second-largest in population, it is coextensive with Queens County, an administrative division of New York state, in the United States....
, New York.