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Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium

The designs are creative, innovative and will achieve the objective of designing

an engaging experience on a budget. We are confident that our visitors will enjoy the new designs!

Randy R. Wisthoff, Director, Kansas City Zoo

DI had a hand in a variety of major design components for the KC Zoo & Aquarium, including signage and wayfinding, the Discovery Barn, Tropics Building, and the recently added Sobela Ocean Aquarium. The sign design solution ultimately involved a family of signs incorporating aspects of existing architecture, with varieties created from painted aluminum, vinyl, rough-hewn cedar and steel base plates.

For both the Discovery Barn and Tropics Building, we worked alongside BBN Architects and zoo staff to develop engaging activities for children that would be fun and educational. The final concept provided children an opportunity to emulate the animals in the exhibits. Featuring various animals and hands-on activities, these learning play elements create an engaging and educational experience.

202

Number of acres the Kansas City Zoo is built on

#1

Ranked first in 2008 for African Animals and Exhibits, kangaroos and chimpanzees

 

We also created KC Joe, a fictitious character who leads families through a tropical adventure to learn about flora and fauna through the use of games and didactics.

The Sobela Ocean Aquarium was constructed by JE Dunn and gives visitors an upclose look at the wonderous world underwater. DI was tasked with fabricating and printing the specialty graphics, educational content and signage throughout the space.

 

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Carole Hollman

Carole Hollman

Practice Director - Cultural

With over 13 years of experience in the museum design/build world, Carole has successfully led and facilitated large-scale exhibit and interpretive projects of national importance around the country for over a decade. Carole’s passion... more about Carole Hollman Carole Hollman Carole Hollman Practice Director - Cultural

With over 13 years of experience in the museum design/build world, Carole has successfully led and facilitated large-scale exhibit and interpretive projects of national importance around the country for over a decade. Carole’s passion for storytelling and her love of the non-profit, educational world make her a natural and compassionate leader in this field. Her combined skills and professional experience make her a powerful listener, communicator, client liaison, internal and external group facilitator, conceptual thinker, visionary, and team leader.

Having spent 20+ years in a number of different creative and educational fields, she brings an added design mentality and the benefits of cross-industry experience to any project. She has an extensive background across a wide range of fields, including: Museum and Exhibit Design and Fabrication; Software Design and Development; Healthcare and Healthcare Education/Certification; Professional and Continuing Education; and K-12 Educational Design.

As the project leader, Carole’s main goal is to assemble the best team for each project, set them up for highest success, and let them do what they do best, while staying personally involved at a high level from beginning to end. Notable past projects include: The Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum; Wonderscope Children’s Museum; UNMC McGoogan Library Wigton Heritage Center; Dane G. Hansen Museum; Zoo Knoxville, KidScape at the Johnson County Museum, and the Kansas Museum of History.

 
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