SM Prime Holdings SM Mall of Asia has now expanded to a total of 389,241 square meters of gross floor area with the opening of its SM Science Discovery Center.

The firm said in a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange that the Science Discovery Center is a cutting edge futuristic display of new technology, astronomy, robotics, marine life and many other scientific facts and breakthroughs.

“We are very excited about this new facility at the SM Mall of Asia. The Science Discovery Center adds a totally new dimension to malling as it guarantees to educate and amuse visitors of all ages,�? said SM Prime president Hans Sy.

The 3,241 square meters SM Science Discovery Center which opened in October 19 is the first of its kind in the Philippines, designed by US-based Leisure Entertainment Consultancy (LEC).

The US-based firm specializes in the development and construction of targeted concepts for theme parks, water parks, entertainment, edutainment attractions, museums and leisure tourism destinations.

Some of LEC’s known projects include Downtown Disney, Disney’s California Adventure, Legoland, Universal Studios in Hollywood and Orlando, City Walk, and Ramoji Movie Magic Park.

The Science Discovery Center has 11 interesting offerings. Apart from the Digistar Planetarium, there is the Life Clock, Image Port media city, Transportation Nation, Grossology, Spaceship Earth, Virtual Reef, City Science, Robot, Inc. and Lego Mindstorm.

The Digistar Planetarium is a 15-meter, 160-seat Theater with a dome-like screen. It offers its viewers a three dimensional view of the stars, planets, and galaxies through very entertaining shows and documentaries.

The Image Port focuses on the green screen technology and allows visitors to play around with latest in photo technology by having their photos taken from a slew of interesting backgrounds. This technology allows the image to be printed on photo paper, mugs and shirts.