PGAV's graphic designer Anna Karpinski Heinze will be sharing her experience and craft along with job hunting skills with freshman design students at St. Louis Community College - Meramec.
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.
Museums need to communicate content in engaging ways that go beyond one-way, text-based forms of communication. This session will detail strategies for using tools such as social media, premium experiences, retail items, food, and branding to make content come to life in new ways that ultimately support your museum’s mission. This session will be led… 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
PGAV Destinations VP Diane Lochner will present PGAV's inaugural study, providing an industry-standard dashboard that quantifies aggregate attractions’ industry performance and provides an outlook on future visitation, specifically using insights gained directly from the point of view of the visitors themselves about why they choose to visit attractions – or not to visit.
Chair and Principal Mike Konzen will discuss “Cultivating a Creative Culture” at IAAPA Leadership Conference 2017. Konzen will present innovations and ideas that can help to energize, grow, and encourage healthy, creative company environments. “Company culture is essential to your overall success,” says Konzen. “It is without a doubt one of, if not the most,… Continue reading.