1. Introduction ---- the Power of Display Dr. Wang Qi Department of the Built Environment

2.  Could you speak some language we can understand?  Anyway! What is the “PAST”?

4.  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

5.  The 1851 Great Exhibition  Organized by Prince Albert  Crystal palace – a transparent exhibition hall

6.  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

7.  Reconstruction of Neues Museum  Designed by David Chipperfield, 1997-2009, Germany  Dialogue beyond times

8.  Horno 3: the steel museum of craftsmanship  Designed by Nicholas Grimshaw, 2006-2007, Mexico

9.  Aomori Museum of Art  Designed by Jun Aoki ( 青木淳 ), 2004-2005, Japan  Built beside the Sannai Maruyama Archaeology site

10.  Museum of South Sea No.1 Shipwreck  Designed by Hanhua Architects,2005-2008, China  A crystal palace containing the whole original circumstance of archaeological site

11.  Museum of Ara Pacis  Designed by Richard Meier, 2006, Italy  A modern gift box containing a 2000 years old ‘Altar of Peace’

12.  Porsche Museum  Designed by Delugan Meissl, 2006-2008, Germany  The spirit of a brand, the symbolic representative of a product

13.  What do I want to build with the PAST?

14.  Key Issues  Holistic Strategy  The Site  The Visitors

15.  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

16.  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!

17.  Learning Experience – a journey This outline the contents that you would like the visitors to take away after the visiting.

18.  Cognitive/Narrative mapping – graphically thinking Bubble diagrams Collages Models Mini Movies Abstractive Drawings

19.  Path & Notes – a pattern for activities Single path Multiple path Radial pattern Star pattern Areas of Affinity Fan pattern Map orientation

20.  Path & Notes – a pattern for activities From 2D to 3D: to consider the vertical volume of space as efficient extension of the path.

21.  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.

22.  Types of Visitors Explorer Experience Seeker Facilitator Professional Hobbyist Recharger

23.  Types of Visitors Streaker Quick Stroller Slow Studier Slower/pause

24.  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 driver’s 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