Tianshui Forest Information Centre and Trail, Gansu, China

Posted by Liz in Blog Posts, Design, Exhibition Design, Interpretation, Uncategorized on Sunday, January 29th, 2012 at 3:31 pm | No Comments

We are thrilled to announce that together with our partners ANDA, we have been appointed to design a new Forest Information Centre in China.  The centre willl educate children aged 6-16 years about the importance of forests in the ecosystem.  It is thought to be one of the first environmental education centres in China and a landmark project.  It is situated in Tianshui, a large city in Gansu, a province in North West China. Like many new projects in China, it is on a huge scale. The site and buildings are being developed from scratch, including...

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Community Consultation at Grange Court, Leominster

Posted by Liz in Blog Posts, Design, Heritage, Interpretation, Planning on Monday, November 21st, 2011 at 3:09 pm | No Comments

Consulting the community that live around a heritage site is an important part of all our projects, helping to ensure that they understand and support the schemes we propose.  It is an inspiring experience – local communities are nearly always  passionate about their heritage landmarks and provide valuable feedback and insight. In October, Lead Consultant David Masters went to Grange Court in the market town of Leominster to help run an open day to present the draft interpretation and design proposals for Grange Court.  These include a...

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Heritage Angel Award nomination – good luck Susan

Posted by Charlie Curnow in Blog Posts, Interpretation, Religious heritage on Monday, October 10th, 2011 at 3:29 pm | No Comments

Following the successful completion of a major restoration and interpretation project at St James Priory in Bristol, Susan Jotcham, the CEO of St James Priory, has been shortlisted for the prestigious English Heritage Angel Award sponsored by Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber and the Daily Telegraph. The BBC culture show on 21st October will review the shortlist in the Places of Worship category and the award winners will be announced at a ceremony in London on 31st...

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Imagemakers on Heritage Apps

Posted by The Imagemakers Team in Blog Posts, Digital, Heritage, Interpretation on Thursday, October 6th, 2011 at 11:47 am | No Comments

Paul Davies, Digital Media Manger at Imagemakers looks at the interpretive benefits of mobile apps. http://www.vimeo.com/30090195 For more information on mobile apps visit: imagemakers.uk.com/heritageapps Follow us on Twitter for more thoughts...

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Tour of our Work in Chester for European Portico Partners

Posted by Liz in Blog Posts, Heritage, Interpretation on Wednesday, October 5th, 2011 at 8:16 am | No Comments

  The restoration and new interpretation of Chester’s Walls & Towers will be completed in early 2012. This work is part of the pan-European Portico Project in which four cities have joined forces to share innovative techniques in restoration and best practice for visitor experiences.  Last week, David Masters, our lead consultant on the project, took members from partner cities (Ghent, Cologne and Utrecht) on a tour of the City Walls to discuss the new interpretation. There was a lot of interest in Imagemakers’ holistic approach and the combination of...

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