Ocean Gallery
The Ocean Gallery at Discovery Centre Halifax engages kids with real science and inspires a deeper appreciation of our world. Whether touching a live sea star, investigating microscopic life or virtually controlling the globe to see the effects of climate change, young visitors will engage their curiosity about the world’s oceans in this new gallery. […]
Monterey Bay Marine Sanctuary
APA’s work involves evaluating existing exhibits and developing concepts for improvements. A key component of the project was a three-day workshop with the client and stakeholders to examine the current Exploration Center experience and brainstorm ways to enhance it, in particular to appeal to a target audience of families with young children.
Sheikh Zayed Desert Learning Centre
The largest attraction of its type in the Gulf, The Sheikh Zayed Desert Learning Centre explores the natural diversity of Abu Dhabi’s desert and its cultural connections. APA led an international team to develop an experience that seamlessly integrates with the building’s complex architecture.
Kiwara at Odense Zoo
APA worked with Studio Hanson|Roberts to create Kiwara, an African-themed interpretive experience within the Odense Zoo in Odense, Denmark. By way of an explorative journey up the “Kiwara River,” visitors encounter various African habitats and the plants, animals and people that have adapted to them.
Al Ain Wildlife Park & Resort
The largest attraction of its type in the Gulf, The Sheikh Zayed Desert Learning Centre explores the natural diversity of Abu Dhabi’s desert and its cultural connections. APA led an international team to develop an experience that seamlessly integrates with the building’s complex architecture.
Chattahoochee Nature Center
The Chattahoochee Nature Center connects visitors to their surroundings and gives them the tools to conserve their local watershed. APA designed experiences that envelop visitors in artistic representations of environments and offer an animal’s eye view on the river.
Exploration Gallery at Vancouver Aquarium
The aquarium wanted visitors to see aquatic life with fresh eyes and to encourage new ways of thinking about sea animals. APA worked with aquarium staff to create experiences that let visitors engage with live marine animals in ways that are safe for the animals and visitors. New experiences use a range of technologies to […]
Zoomazium at Woodland Park Zoo
At the Zoomazium, kids are connected to the natural world through a variety of imaginative, whole-bodied play opportunities. APA worked closely with Woodland Park Zoo to plan and design fun, nature-themed activities that inspire kids to explore nature in their own backyards. The exhibits won the Themed Entertainment Association Award for Outstanding Achievement for a […]
Werribee Zoo
APA worked with partners to create “Lions on the Edge.” The adventure begins when visitors arrive at an opening in a stone wall, giving the sense of leaving the nature reserve and entering an unprotected area. When a sign warns them about the lions in the area, visitors quickly discover they are about to see […]