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The Galen Center is a multipurpose indoor area and athletic facility owned and operated by the University of Southern California. The center’s exterior lighting showcases sculptures embedded into the brick work on three sides. 51³Ô¹ÏÍø was awarded the 2007 NECA Electrical Excellence Prestige award for this project and the 2007 NECA Electrical Excellence award for the A-V package portion of this project. The project consists of a main building and a pavilion with two floors. There are 10,500 seats, 22 private suites and 40 recharging stations for wheelchairs on the main concourse. LED lighting was provided as a special effect, complete with DMX control. The electrical system was built on a 5KV system consisting of four large substations converting the power distribution to 480/277 volt. The building also houses the DWP distribution system for a portion of the surrounding area along Flower and Jefferson streets.