Mississippi Aquarium, Gulfport MS
Company: PGAV Destinations
Role: Project Architect
Status: Built, Opening Aug 2020
Budget: $98 Million
This Aquarium has unique feature of indoor and outdoor exhibits displaying Species that live at Mississippi Aquarium cover water, land and air, specifically including: Alligators, River Otters, River Fish, Dolphins, Stingrays and Shorebirds, etc. It hosts worlds first true 360 degree Acrylic walk tunnel 10'-0" above water bed, 65' tall Sail Structure. See overall progress at: https://www.msaquarium.org/progress
Company: PGAV Destinations
Role: Project Architect
Status: Built, Opening Aug 2020
Budget: $98 Million
This Aquarium has unique feature of indoor and outdoor exhibits displaying Species that live at Mississippi Aquarium cover water, land and air, specifically including: Alligators, River Otters, River Fish, Dolphins, Stingrays and Shorebirds, etc. It hosts worlds first true 360 degree Acrylic walk tunnel 10'-0" above water bed, 65' tall Sail Structure. See overall progress at: https://www.msaquarium.org/progress
The Aquarium will contain one-million gallons of both salt and fresh water. Sitting on 5.8 acres, the aquarium contains over 80,000 square feet of exhibits connected by landscaped walkways with plantings representing all seven Physiographic Regions of Mississippi. Check out the Conceptual Arial view to the right.
Project images courtesy of PGAV Destinations.
View to Outdoor River Exhibit
South Boardwalk View to the Dolphin exhibit and Aviary
View to Aquarium Entrance Rendering
View to Aquarium Entrance Rendering
65' tall Entrance Sail Structure
View to Outdoor River Exhibit
Indoor Sting Ray Touch Pool Area, Under construction photo
Indoor Stingray Touch Tank Pool Area Rendering
Alligator Exhibit Rendering
Bubble Shark Room
