Newly Renovated and Modernized Roundhouse Aquarium Reopens on Manhattan Beach Pier
November 06 2018 - 1:36PM
Business Wire
Harrison Greenberg Foundation’s $4 Million
Beautification Project Transforms the Historic Landmark into a
State-of-the-Art Oceanographic Teaching Center
The Harrison Greenberg Foundation has announced the reopening of
Manhattan Beach Pier’s signature historic landmark: the newly
revitalized Roundhouse Aquarium. Designed by world-renowned
architectural firm CambridgeSeven, the building reopens this
weekend as a state-of-the-art teaching and experiential destination
through which Oceanographic Teaching Stations (O.T.S.) will educate
and inspire hundreds of thousands of local children and
visitors.
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Harrison Greenberg’s family, Skechers
president and father Michael Greenberg, mother Wendy and siblings
Chase and Mackenna, are joined by Harrison Greenberg Foundation
executive director Robin Curren; Manhattan Beach city officials;
Ocean Teaching Stations board president John Roberts; and
CambridgeSeven architect Peter Sollogub and his team for the
unveiling of the revitalized Roundhouse Aquarium in Manhattan
Beach, Calif. (Photo: Business Wire)
Inspired by the life and memory of Harrison Greenberg, the
Foundation successfully raised more than $4 million to fund the
Roundhouse Aquarium Beautification Project and revive the popular
marine center. The Foundation now plans to devote its attention to
raising funds to support the aquarium’s continued educational
programs, camps, maintenance and staffing, to ensure that it
remains free of charge and open to generations of future children –
many of whom are visiting the beach for the first time to learn
about sea life and the environment.
“Harrison’s childhood was centered on the ocean so when we
wanted to honor his life, it was beautifully appropriate to
continue his legacy through the Roundhouse Aquarium,” said Michael
Greenberg, president of Skechers and father of Harrison, who passed
away at 19. “With its deteriorated tanks and facilities, the
interior of the aquarium was in serious disrepair. Harrison would
be proud to have played a part in reviving the place where he had
so many wonderful memories. The Roundhouse is an iconic gem of our
community, and it’s imperative that we continue to protect this
aquarium from the elements so that it can share its teachings with
our children and our children’s children.”
With a grand feel that belies its small size, the renovated
aquarium’s open design, ocean view, floor-to-ceiling tanks and
immersive audiovisual experience of the Pacific’s waters offer a
transformative, larger-than-life experience to visitors. The
inspired concept was envisioned by Peter Sollogub, associate
principal of CambridgeSeven – one of the world’s most preeminent
aquarium design firms.
“Though we’ve designed many installations around the world, this
is one of our most important creations because of how it came to
be,” said Peter Sollogub. “Nearly all of our projects are many,
many times larger, but the Roundhouse Aquarium has every last speck
of what they have in its little container. We’re so honored to
celebrate Harrison’s life through this lovely historical landmark,
and to inspire so many more lives for years to come.”
Constructed in 1920, the Roundhouse originally opened its doors
as an aquarium in 1981 and was last restored in 1992. Managed by
O.T.S.’ team of specialists and volunteers, the new Roundhouse
Aquarium will have four sponsored galleries featuring more than 14
marine life tanks and 75 species of marine life native to Southern
California, as well as select species from other parts of the
world. Exhibits include a sea jellies tank entry, shark tank and
additional marine life such as moray eels, seahorses, a sheephead
and octopus, as well as a learning center with a new wrap-around
touch tank designed to be accessible and interactive to
visitors.
“The new design will allow us to be more experiential, more
interactive – it really opens up a world of opportunities,” said
John Roberts, board president of O.T.S. “The new layout and
technology enable us to devise new programs that could secure more
grants to help support the aquarium. This project hasn’t just
revived the Roundhouse, it revives our relationship with the entire
Los Angeles and Orange County communities.”
About the Harrison Greenberg
Foundation
The Harrison Greenberg Foundation was established in 2015 in
tribute to Harrison Greenberg’s memory, to ensure that his love of
the ocean can be shared with generations of future children. A
tax-exempt, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, the Foundation raises
funds for the revival and maintenance of the Manhattan Beach
Roundhouse, a historical landmark and aquarium at the end of the
Manhattan Beach Pier. For more information, please visit
roundhousebeautification.com.
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