Assignment 5c

Theme development

In-class discussion and review.

Assignment 5d: Prepare for work-in-progress session

Our next major task is to develop concepts for our site. These should focus on storytelling, on marking the place as one of significance, and of engaging the visitor, encouraging them to think, observe and appreciate the place.

For this round of concepts, avoid simple solutions such as interpretive panels - these can come later to fill gaps.

For each concept, choose a prospective location. Prepare a location plan - a map showing where interpretive media should go.

Guided by your theme, site analysis, research and readings on interpretation and visitor experience, develop initial concepts for interpretation. Remember that the concepts should be guided by the themes you have developed. Each concept should help the visitor appreciate the site, understand aspects of it, feel about it, or act based on it.

At this stage we are interested in ideas - use sketches, text or precedent examples to show possible concepts. Cite any work that is not your own.

To help keep you work organzied, choose a labelling scheme for locations and media.

Sketches, text descriptions, precedent images are all acceptable, however, make sure to emphasize originality and suitability to the theme and site.

Be prepared to share your work in progress in class, March 28. We will develop these concepts as the course progresses.