Exxon Valdez Exhibit Opens

We are proud to announce the successful opening of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill exhibit at the Valdez Museum and Historical Archive.

AAID designed and oversaw the fabrication and production of this small but important exhibit in close cooperation with museum and archive staffers. Congratulations to Patricia Relay, Executive Director, and Andrew Goldstein, Curator.

Visit the Museum's facebook page for more images of the fabrication process and from the opening.

Valdez Museum and Historical Archive

EconoMusée Study Tour

Bianca is currently on the road studying EconoMusée models in Quebec.  These will be used as reference for the EconoMusée Colombie-Britannique Pilot Project.

Our first stop was the Choco Motion Chocolaterie in Montebello...

  

Incredible flavours and strong business due to partnering with EconoMusée.

Next stop Porcelaines Bousquet...

Outstanding craftsmanship... courageous leadership... and inspirational space.  The porcelains created here are exceptional—a combination of beauty and quality, design and passionate dedication.

...our final stop for the day was the Vignoble de  L'Orpalilleur

  

  

But of course, after viewing the vines and the exhibition, the workings of the winery itself, and asking many many questions... we were allowed to sample.  One of the few wineries in Quebec that celebrates 30 years of operation, we were not disappointed!

The car rides from place to place were filled with reviews and critiques, discussion and debates, assessment and admirations.  It was an exceptional day.  Merci Pascale!

Mock Ups and Maquettes

Chris, Tom and Amy work through design detailing challenges for the Wanapum Heritage Center...  first on paper and later by using a full scale mock up of the exhibit component.

When faced with a client that has difficulty reading plans it is common to create tools that will help them understand the space.  However, there is nothing quite like mocking up full scale exhibit elements to problem solve design details and work out space constraints no matter how well you can or can not visualize! 

 

Here Yvette reuses cardboard to mock up the showcases and interactive units.  Primary recycling in action!

Here the team is mocking up showcases, reader rails and media units for the Wanapum Heritage Center.