About Us: People: Michael Sears, project manager Mr. Sears began his career in his family’s yacht building business in England. He later moved to furniture design before taking a degree in architecture at the University of California at Berkeley. Mr. Sears has designed several museum spaces, including portions of Chabot Observatory in Oakland, and Exploration Place in Wichita, Kansas. Michael Sears

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