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.
Join three SketchUp all-stars -- Dave Cooperstein (PGAV Destinations), Neal Emery (Disney Imagineering), and Steven Gross (Universal Orlando) -- for an exploration of the planning and design process behind some of the world's most exciting theme parks and destination attractions. This session will take a close look at SketchUp's role in master planning, concept design,… Continue reading.
In a WIRED article chronicling the involvement of IDEO with the KYU creative collective, author Liz Stinson notes, "To succeed, a studio can no longer simply provide ideas with a shiny presentation tied on top like a bow." As a literal interpretation of the IDSA International Conference theme, "Making Things Happen," Brian Pelcak, IDSA, of PGAV Destinations, will… Continue reading.
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.
Part PechaKucha, part workshop, we’ll examine market research about affecting perceptions, case studies illustrating how some institutions have tackled this challenge, and brainstorm specific actions you can take to enhance trust and expand market potential.
In this session, we reveal some of the disconnects between the fantastic work zoos and aquariums conduct and what the public understands and cares about those efforts; and how these institutions can grow to maximize conservation and animal care transparency.
The TEA Summit 2018's "Elephant in the Room" series, co-chaired by TEA past president Steve Birket of Birket Engineering and Kile Ozier, will challenge panelists and attendees to consider traditionally uncomfortable topics. PGAV vice president Al Cross will join fellow panelist Michael Blau, principal and vice president of business development at Adirondack Studios, to discuss the vision and… Continue reading.
As head of the leading attraction design firm PGAV Destinations, 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, important and inimitable assets of your… 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.