Tagged with "environment"
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Darkened Waters: Profile of an Oil Spill
Case Study
by Kathleen McLean Published January 09 2008
INTRODUCTION The November 2007 oil spill in the San Francisco Bay was an ugly deja vu. As I read about the initial collision report, the first emergency response, the rising anger of powerless citizens, and the desperate attempts of oiled seabirds to...
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Green Living Centre
Case Study
by Leila Schembri Published October 23 2008
In partnership with Blustin Heath Design, we created an inspiring visitor space with an interactive exhibition for Islington Council - The Green Living Centre. Situated on Upper Street, N1, in the heart of Islington, the Centre engages visitors in...
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Water: H2O = Life
Case Study
by Bette Schmit Published April 29 2009
Water: H2O = Life offers visitors the fascinating story of waters influence on Earth and, simultaneously, a cautionary tale of growing demands on an essential and limited resource. Using a full palette of interpretive techniquesnatural history and...
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Igloo Exhibit
Case Study
by Jeff Crewe Published September 21 2009
Exhibit Context This simulated igloo was one of several elements in the exhibit entitled Frozen In: Captain Comer and the Hudson Bay Inuit. From 1885 to 1903, George Comer was both an arctic whaler and a part-time collector of Inuit artifacts. He...
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Specimens in a Sustainable Environment
Case Study
by Jonathan Katz Published February 06 2009
Sustainability & Specimen Display: a Conflict of Program? Key to the design program of the new California Academy of Sciences was incorporating the Academy ethos and commitment to sustainability into the design of the building. (Photo #1)The result...
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Tom Tits Experiment (the whole place)
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by Erik Thogersen Published May 28 2010
When staff at the Exploratorium list museums that they find inspiring, Tom Tits Experiment, located an hour outside of Stockholm Sweden, is generally near the top of the list. This May I finally had the chance to visit, and arrived with much...
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Heaven and Earth II
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by Beth Kelley Published July 03 2010
The Heaven and Earth II Exhibit is a outdoor sculpture exhibition being put on at Carkeek Park in Seattle, WA. It is sponsored by the COCA (Center on Contemporary Art), the Associated Recreational Council, and Seattle Parks and Recreation. It is the...
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Population Impact
Case Study
by Beth Redmond-Jones Published August 24 2010
What part do humans play on ecosystems? What part do ecosystems play on humans? Population Impact focuses on populations—of humans, plants, and other animals—and regional and global ecosystems: how the two are endlessly connected, and how they are...
Information doesn't drive behavior change; Identity does
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by Maraya Cornell on December 01, 2010
The public's (non)reaction to the mountains of data in support of human-driven climate change should be of interest to anyone engaged in an attempt to influence behavior through messaging. Whether you...
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Les survivants de l'extrême - Extreme survival
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by Agnes RUIZ Published April 27 2011
This traveling exhibition is currently presented at Palais de la découverte (Universcience) in Paris, France. I am not a specialist regarding animals, but I have to admit that I really enjoyed this exhibition! I visited it with two others adults...
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Zona-i. A space to reflect on scientific information
Case Study
by Francisco J. Franco del Amo Published July 01 2011
Zona-i A space to reflect on scientific information “Knowing a great deal is not the same as being smart; intelligence is not information alone but also judgement, the manner in which information is collected and used” Carl Sagan (1934-1996),...
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A Walk in the Wild: Continuing John Muir's Journey
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by Katherine Whitney Published November 30 2011
On a recent day off from school I lured my 10-year-old son to Oakland Museum of California’s exhibit A Walk in the Wild: Continuing John Muir’s Journey. This ambitious exhibition sets out to cover a lot of bases, but my interest was how well it...