Architects from leading zoo design firms think outside the box during this facilitated group discussion. Featuring Jeff Sawyer of CLR, Chris Overdorf of ELM, and John Kemper of PGAV Destinations. Speakers and participants at the workshop will consider how the construct of “wellness” inspires a new approach to designing and managing wildlife exhibits in zoological… Continue reading.
PGAV Destinations VP Emily Howard, Architectural Designer Kartono Nguyen, and Zoological Designer and Site Planner Stacey Ludlum will be leading a daylong workshop for Chicago area high school students regarding the survival struggles and conservation efforts of polar bears, brown bears, bison, bald eagles, and wolves represented in the Great Bear Wilderness exhibit.
Competition Challenge: Competing students enrolled in a post-secondary institution within the IDSA Midwest District are to use design thinking methods and evaluate urban farming to propose an innovative solution for facilitating food security in urban populations. The winner will be awarded The PGAV Destinations Innovation Award, including a cash award of $2,500
"More than 200 companies were submitted to the St. Louis Business Journal's Best Places to Work Awards, and 44 companies were chosen as the cream of the crop. Join the St. Louis Business Journal celebrate this year's Best Places to Work award finalists and announce 2018 winners. Learn from the best, and hear about their… Continue reading.
What do you do when someone puts a sketch of a turtle-shaped restaurant on your desk… or a circular, spiraling, space frame observation tower…and asks you to build it in SketchUp? By harnessing the power of Lateral Thinking, you can build just about anything using SketchUp. When Push-Pull and Follow Me won’t get you there,… Continue reading.
From Creative Culture to Master Planning to 3D Visualization Join PGAV Destinations Vice Presidents Tom Owen and Diane Lochner to learn how PGAV uses our resources and tools to help create successful collaborations with clients. The casual format will include an overview presentation followed by a facilitated discussion.
Utilizing the visually captivating Saint Louis Science Center Omnimax Theater, the opening keynote is a case study presentation about the upcoming renovation of the St. Louis Union Station and its transformation from historic train station to urban mall to world-class aquarium. Presented by PGAV Project Manager Justin Stichter and Visualization Lead Steve Mohesky, this can't-miss… Continue reading.
In celebration of the conference theme - "Celebrate 70: Back to the Future" - this session will provide insights from a panel of internationally recognized attraction design company executives that will discuss trends and considerations for accommodating, entertaining, and engaging tomorrow’s attraction visitors. PGAV's Vice President Ned Diestelkamp The Producers Group's Co-CEO and Founder Bob… Continue reading.
BIM has changed the way we work together, demanding new levels of collaboration. Teams need to come together in the early stages of the project to determine workflows before the work begins. The days of working in silos are going away. We have to communicate, coordinate, and collaborate more than ever. PGAV Destinations' BIM Manager Matt… Continue reading.
The Alamo is contested ground. In 2018, after decades of failed planning efforts, however, a bold vision for the Alamo’s future won public approval and is now in design. The team responsible for the project will share their evidence-based, stakeholder-focused approach that is shaping a common ground where multiple histories find their voices in a… Continue reading.