Grazing Through The Savannah 2006
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The nine principles of effective place design, derived from Evolutionary Biology, applied to museum and gallery design.
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Grazing Through The Savannah 2006
- 1. Grazing through the savannah Designing for optimal visitor experiences in Australian museums and galleries: what we can learn from Evolutionary Biology Gillian Savage 2006
- 6. Environmental biology Mountain :: Desert :: Cave :: Forest :: Coast Savannah But we thrive in environments that have characteristics of the savannahs that human life evolved in. We can survive in a wide range of environments Stephen Boyd
- 7. Savannah
- 9. 1. Visual access – balance access and enclosure Art Gallery of NSW – enclosed spaces and view to places beyond
- 10. 2. Horizontal rather than vertical Art Gallery of NSW foyer – strong horizontal planes
- 11. Vertical = challenge Guggenheim Bilbao “ The atrium, a jewel of modern architecture, has hosted official events in need of dramatic scenery, such as presentations, catwalk shows, prize-giving events, lunches, dinners and cocktail parties.”
- 12. 3. Long sight lines Art Gallery of NSW
- 13. Long sight lines Redcliffe Museum
- 14. Limited sight lines National Museum of Australia
- 15. 4. Overhead canopy Melbourne Museum
- 16. 5. Multiple retreats Melbourne Museum
- 17. Multiple retreats National Film and Sound Archive of Australia
- 18. 6. Natural light National Museum of Australia
- 19. It’s night time National Museum of Australia
- 20. 7. Patterned complexity National Museum of Australia
- 21. Patterned complexity Museum of Tropical Queensland This open atrium has strong patterns
- 22. 8. Movement National Library of Australia People provide movement
- 23. Static Old Parliament House Touch screen brings some activity to this heritage space
- 24. Movement Old Parliament House Enactments bring activity to this heritage space
- 25. 9. Not too noisy Easy to hear normal speech Old Parliament House
- 27. Not in Kansas Guggenheim Bilbao The vertical scale and hard surfaces create a challenging entry
- 28. Where are we going? National Museum of Australia
- 29. Coloured cave Melbourne Aquarium
- 30. Kids storytelling cave National Museum of Australia
- 32. Savannah