Sheikh Zayed Desert Learning Centre
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Sheikh Zayed Desert Learning Centre Al Ain Wildlife Park & Resort, United Arab Emirates Exploration and conservation of a people’s natural heritage As part of the ongoing redevelopment of the Al Ain Wildlife Park & Resort (AWPR), APA was contracted to design exhibitry for the Sheikh Zayed Desert Learning Centre (SZDLC). The SZDLC is a regionally unprecedented interpretive center that explores the natural diversity of Abu Dhabi’s desert environment and its people’s relationship with the desert, from prehistory to the present. The largest attraction of its type in the Gulf region, the SZDLC architecture and experience is of international scale, featuring five galleries of exhibits situated within monumental interior spaces. APA’s work began with facilitation of a visioning session with AWPR staff and experts to develop a vison, mission, goals and objectives for the institution, before collaborating with an international team to develop an exhibit concept tightly integrated with the building’s complex architecture. Our firm also delivered detailed design documentation and managed production of audiovisual exhibit components, as well as fabrication and installation of exhibits, all of which were produced by world-leaders in their field.
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The Sheikh Zayed Desert Learning Centre will complement Al Ain Wildlife Park's natural exhibits by providing exciting interpretive experiences that explore the wonders of Abu Dhabi's desert environment. Visitors fly over the Arabian Desert, travel back in time to witness different geological eras, understand the values that drove Sheikh Zayed's conservation principles, experience traditional Bedu life, and measure the impact of their ecological footprints on this fragile ecosystem.AldrichPears Associates Ltd | Interpretive planning and exhibit design for museums, science centers and zoos
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Sheikh Zayed Desert Learning CentreAl Ain Wildlife Park & Resort, United Arab Emirates
Exploration and conservation of a people’s natural heritage As part of the ongoing redevelopment of the Al Ain Wildlife Park & Resort (AWPR), APA was contracted to design exhibitry for the Sheikh Zayed Desert Learning Centre (SZDLC). The SZDLC is a regionally unprecedented interpretive center that explores the natural diversity of Abu Dhabi’s desert environment and its people’s relationship with the desert, from prehistory to the present. The largest attraction of its type in the Gulf region, the SZDLC architecture and experience is of international scale, featuring five galleries of exhibits situated within monumental interior spaces.
APA’s work began with facilitation of a visioning session with AWPR staff and experts to develop a vison, mission, goals and objectives for the institution, before collaborating with an international team to develop an exhibit concept tightly integrated with the building’s complex architecture. Our firm also delivered detailed design documentation and managed production of audiovisual exhibit components, as well as fabrication and installation of exhibits, all of which were produced by world-leaders in their field.
