American Memorial Park
The American Memorial Park honors the Americans and Mariana Islanders who lost their lives during the battle for Saipan in World War II. The park wanted to create a respectful visitor center that would cater to a culturally diverse audience. APA developed a thematic approach for the center that portrays the battle from various perspectives, […]
Saskatoon River Landing
The Meewasin Valley Authority and the City of Saskatoon teamed up to revitalize their newly titled south downtown River Landing. AldrichPears Associates created an interpretive plan for the site. The two main goals of the interpretive plan were to provide a sense of place and to make connections to the city and the region, providing […]
Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History
APA worked with partners to help plan the new Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History and define the theme ‘Gateway to nature and environmental stewardship in the Monterey Bay Watersheds,’ which guides the Museum’s content. The indoor and outdoor exhibits focus on geology and plate tectonics, weather and climate, as well as the habitats and […]
Guangdong Science Center
APA took part in an international exhibit design competition for the proposed Guangdong Science Center and were one of three winning firms which created concepts and designs for five large exhibit galleries. These include the Science Detective gallery, the Dream of Space Flight, the Eye Wide Opener, the Invention & Design Gallery and the Children’s […]
Oltremare
Located on the northern Adriatic coast of Italy, Oltremare is a large marine theme park dedicated to showcasing the animal life of the Adriatic and the Po River Valley in extraordinary and dramatic ways. APA was responsible for the planning and design of the outdoor environments, including a long interpretive walk through a number of […]
Kidspace Children’s Museum
At Kidspace, children embark on a lifelong journey of exciting, fun-filled learning. APA designed galleries filled with open-ended, whole-bodied experiences that allow children of all ages to explore the world in new ways. These galleries received the 2006 Thea Award for Outstanding Achievement for a Children’s Museum.
Pushpa Gujral Science City
APA delivered a planning and feasibility study for the Science City project. This included development of Science City’s themes, exhibit scope, interpretive approach and design concepts, as well as an analysis of the target audience. The exhibits are designed to cultivate scientific literacy, demonstrate emerging technologies and promote careers in science.
Alaska Islands and Ocean Visitor Center
The visitor center interprets the natural and cultural history of the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge. Few visitors ever see the Refuge’s vast expanse of islands and shoreline. With this in mind, APA designed immersive experiences to explore the area, interpreting its population of some 40 million seabirds, oceanography, environmental monitoring and other human activity. […]
Fermilab
The Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab) conducts leading-edge physics research. The mysteries of nature are explored at Fermilab on a 680-acre site that is home to the world’s largest particle accelerator. APA developed an interpretive master plan for Fermilab to meet the needs of all visitors to the site, from school children to Nobel Laureates, […]
Space Center Houston
APA created a new audio/visual experience for the Space Center’s main theater. The theater’s pre-show now provides visitors with an immersive experience that mimics a launch at the Cape. A new multi-screen video presentation is dramatically underscored with a blast of virtual ‘exhaust smoke’ and body-shaking sound effects.