Chinatown Storytelling Centre
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The Vancouver Chinatown Foundation tells the momentous story of Chinese immigrants to Canada at a new centre in the heart of Vancouver’s historic Chinatown. Exhibits focus on pivotal moments for Vancouver’s Chinese Canadian community, from completing the Canadian Pacific Railway to winning the right to vote. A lantern-like theatre offers space for community gatherings, lectures, […]
Wanuskewin Heritage Park
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There is a story in the land at Wanuskewin Heritage Park, a story set among the most ancient human civilizations, a story of national importance and international significance. Its chapters are in the earth and in the words passed down through generations, living on today in the beliefs, customs and institutions of Saskatchewan’s First Nations.
Fort Walsh Visitor Centre
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APA worked with Parks Canada and Indigenous stakeholders to delve deep into the history of the Cypress Hills region that surrounds the Fort Walsh Visitor Centre. Simple, effective digital interactives reveal cultural interconnections and give voice to many perspectives. Robust, physical interactives encourage families to get hands-on and engage with Canadian history for years to […]
Katirvik Cultural Center
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The Katirvik Cultural Center engages its community as a place where Native elders and youth can come together to sustain their unique culture. APA designed dynamic exhibits that are flexible and modular so the community can contribute to the story for generations to come.
Redwoods Visitor Center
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Save the Redwoods League is restoring a former lumber mill site to a pristine ecosystem. APA’s interpretive plan encourages visitors to explore the majestic redwood tree from many perspectives and investigate their relationship to the tallest, oldest living organisms in the world.
Kerry Wood Nature Centre
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Kerry Wood Nature Centre is the interpretive hub of Red Deer’s treasured Waskasoo Park. For decades the Centre has served as an engaging exhibit space that allows visitors to explore key environmental elements of the river valley and surrounding aspen parkland and engages them with local conservation issues and challenges.
Spring Mountains Visitor Gateway
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The Spring Mountains are a special place. They are a unique ecosystem populated by endemic species, the holy land of Nuwuvi Native American Nations, and a recreational escape for local residents. In collaboration with architectural partners LGA, the U.S. Forest Service, Nuwuvi and various stakeholders, AldrichPears designed an interpretive center in the Spring Mountains, just […]
Sir Bani Yas Island
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Sir Bani Yas Island embodies a unique confluence of essential stories from the Emirati national fabric. Formed by an ascending salt diapir, the island is home to some of the oldest exposed rocks in the UAE. It also has a long history of human habitation, and has been the meeting place of important historical forces. […]
WWII Valor in the Pacific
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The National Park Service’s USS Arizona Memorial honors the courage of Pearl Harbor’s men and women, while interpreting the historical events that led up to December 7, 1941. APA designed universally accessible exhibits so that all visitors may learn from this important moment in history.
Scorpion Ranch Visitor Center
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Working with the National Park Service, APA provided exhibit planning and design services for a new visitor center and outdoor exhibits on Santa Cruz Island, where iconic Californian stories of human history, geology, biodiversity, conservation and the marine world converge. Throughout the project, APA balanced the Park’s desire for engaging exhibits, with the realities of […]