Resources

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CEO Exchange: Traveling Exhibitions (2018 Design Matters Conference)

A discussion of the merits and practical challenges in marketing, producing, and exchanging travelling exhibitions across the AAO Network.

Organization: 
Ben Prosky, AIANY and Center for Architecture
Category: 
Exhibitions
Posted by Mary.Fichtner on November 27, 2018 - 12:55pm

Open Forum: Take This Idea! (2018 Design Matters Conference)

A series of rapid talks highlighting programs that are easily shared across the AAO Network. In this presentation, Chase Rynd discusses the Evicted exhibition at the National Buidling Museum.

Organization: 
Chase Rynd, National Building Museum
Category: 
Exhibitions
Posted by Mary.Fichtner on November 27, 2018 - 12:39pm

Making Architecture Fun: Large Scale Activations (2017 Design Matters Conference)

This summer Studio Gang joins forces with the National Building Museum to create "The Hive," a large site-specific installation bound to deliver a memorable experience for all Museum visitors. In this Conference session, we investigate the motivations for architect and architecture organization, testing where this designer-client relationship soars and where it strains.

Organization: 
Studio Gang and the National Building Museum
Category: 
Exhibitions
Posted by Mary.Fichtner on September 29, 2017 - 9:53am

Opening Session: Welcome to the Biennial (2017 Design Matters Conference)

The Chicago Architecture Foundation serves as the signature education partner to the Chicago Architecture Biennial. CAF's Director of Research and Interpretation Jen Masengarb, author of the Biennial's Gallery Guide, reviews key installations and themes on view at the Biennial's 2017 exhibition hall.

Organization: 
Chiacgo Architecture Foundation
Category: 
Exhibitions
Posted by Mary.Fichtner on September 26, 2017 - 1:11pm

Democratizing the Museum Experience (2015 Design Matters Conference)

Kieran Long, Keeper of the Design, Architecture, and Digital Department at the V&A, served as the opening keynote of the 2015 Design Matters Conference. The photos in this slideshow illustrate the power of everyday objects to tell meaningful stories. The slides show Kieran's approach to collecting, the V&A's history of welcoming all types of visitors, and a hint of what the new V&A outpost in East London will be. 

Organization: 
Victoria & Albert Museum
Category: 
Exhibitions
Posted by aao on November 16, 2015 - 3:49pm

Recent Work by Local Projects (2015 Design Matters Conference)

At the 2015 Design Matters Conference, Jake Barton (founder of award-winning interactive media firm Local Projects) shared his thoughts on new and meaningful ways to encourage people to interact with educational content and each other. Browse the slideshow to see examples of his projects, including StoryCorps, the 9/11 Museum, and interactives for Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.

Organization: 
Local Projects
Category: 
Exhibitions
Posted by aao on November 16, 2015 - 11:04am

Designing for Disaster: Exhibition Overview (2014 Design Matters Conference)

Presented during the 2014 Design Matters Conference in Washington, DC (November 12-15), National Building Museum curator Chrysanthe Broikos shared an overview of the museum recent exhibition on climate change and disaster preparedness, "Designing for Disaster." This presentations offers highlights of the exhibition, as well as the context driving its development (i.e., learning goals, target audiences). This is a helpful resource for understanding the planning and delivery of a large-scale architecture exhibition.

Organization: 
National Building Museum
Category: 
Exhibitions
Posted by aao on December 18, 2014 - 11:32pm

Sustaining Your Hit Program (2014 Design Matters Conference)

Presented during an AAO members breakfast round table at the 2014 Design Matters Conference, Berit Hoff and Cynthia Kracauer (AIA NY / Center for Architecture) share notes on the opportunities and challenges in stewarding an unusual exhibition format carried out each year by their organization. This novel exhibition format is hosted inside a NYC subway terminal; the format may serve as inspiration to those seeking new programming ideas, while the fundraising challenges addressed in the presentation can be applied to most any public program.

Organization: 
AIA New York / Center for Architecture
Category: 
Exhibitions
Posted by aao on December 18, 2014 - 11:25pm

AAO Exhibitions and Public Programs Pitch Session (2014 Design Matters Conference)

This compendium of 10 presentations by AAO members was delivered during the 2014 Design Matters Conference in Washington, DC (November 12-15). The group came together to share speculative ideas each had for the development of future design exhibitions and public programs; all sought the chance to gain feedback from the group, identify potential program collaborators, and generally see what new thinking was catching on with their peers. It's a great sampling of the ideas and talents at work across the AAO Network.

Organization: 
Association of Architecture Organizations
Category: 
Exhibitions
Posted by aao on December 18, 2014 - 11:07pm

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