Introduction ---- the Power of Display Dr. Wang Qi Department of the Built Environment Could you speak some language we can understand? Anyway! What is the PAST? British Museum Established in 1753, based on the collections of the physician and scientist Sir Hans Sloane Opened to the public on 15 January 1759 The 1851 Great Exhibition Organized by Prince Albert Crystal palace a transparent exhibition hall Oxford Museum of Natural History Designed by Thomas Deane and Benjamin Woodward Construction between 1855 and 1860 to bring together all the aspects of science Reconstruction of Neues Museum Designed by David Chipperfield, , Germany Dialogue beyond times Horno 3: the steel museum of craftsmanship Designed by Nicholas Grimshaw, , Mexico Aomori Museum of Art Designed by Jun Aoki ( ), , Japan Built beside the Sannai Maruyama Archaeology site Museum of South Sea No.1 Shipwreck Designed by Hanhua Architects, , China A crystal palace containing the whole original circumstance of archaeological site Museum of Ara Pacis Designed by Richard Meier, 2006, Italy A modern gift box containing a 2000 years old Altar of Peace Porsche Museum Designed by Delugan Meissl, , Germany The spirit of a brand, the symbolic representative of a product What do I want to build with the PAST? Key Issues Holistic Strategy The Site The Visitors Who will be involved the team Project Manager Exhibition Developer Curator Exhibition Designer Collection Registrars Educators Evaluators Exhibition Fabricators IT Staff Media Designer Visitors Service Manager Marketing Specialists Big Idea the concept A big idea is single sentence that possesses a subject, action and consequence. (Chicone & Kissel, 2014, 57) Dinosaurs evolved to Birds they never died out Biodiversity the foundation of foundations Animals can TALK Animals can TALK Universe is infinite! Universe is infinite! Learning Experience a journey This outline the contents that you would like the visitors to take away after the visiting. Cognitive/Narrative mapping graphically thinking Bubble diagrams Collages Models Mini Movies Abstractive Drawings Path & Notes a pattern for activities Single path Multiple path Radial pattern Star pattern Areas of Affinity Fan pattern Map orientation Path & Notes a pattern for activities From 2D to 3D: to consider the vertical volume of space as efficient extension of the path. Path & Notes a pattern for activities From Path to Circulation: with physical environment settled in path will become various kinds of architectural elements to form circulation. Types of Visitors Explorer Experience Seeker Facilitator Professional Hobbyist Recharger Types of Visitors Streaker Quick Stroller Slow Studier Slower/pause Types of Display PD and APE Planned Discovery the museum has planned the exhibits so that visitors will discover the concept. Active Prolonged Engagement Active visitors are in the drivers seat spend prolonged time with exhibits to engage with various things with each action building on the previous ones (Humphrey & Gutwill 2005, 2) Eyes-onMinds-onHands-on