[ Award Winner ]
Association of Zoos and Aquariums 2019 Exhibit Award
Association of Zoos and Aquariums 2019 Exhibit Award
The exhibit entrance creates a destination; it's visible from many points in the park. It's incredibly striking, but the building also feels natural, nestled within the plantings and landscape.
Photo © Kimio Honda / Wildlife Conservation Society
Early in the exhibit journey, a hands-on space introduces you to sharks.
A mix of tech-driven and mechanical interactive experiences let people play with scale. You'll get a closeup of the story's leading characters.
A mix of tech-driven and mechanical interactive experiences let people play with scale. You'll get a closeup of the story's leading characters.
Photo © Rick Orlosky
Photo: © Kimio Honda
As you make your way through the galleries, you'll start to get a sense of place.
This story isn't taking place in the tropics—we're in a seascape that begins right where you are, on the coastal edge of New York City.
This story isn't taking place in the tropics—we're in a seascape that begins right where you are, on the coastal edge of New York City.
Photo © Kimio Honda / Wildlife Conservation Society
Explore a tactile 3D landscape, complete with shipwrecks, hidden beneath a translucent ocean surface.
Photo: © Kimio Honda / Wildlife Conservation Society
Toward the end of the experience, families dive into how our daily choices can impact the wildlife we've just met. Its a chance to reinforce the role we can play in this story.
Photo © Kimio Honda
Ocean Wonders: Sharks! Created by the Wildlife Conservation Society's Exhibition and Graphic Arts Department, in collaboration with Edelman Sultan Knox Wood/Architects, Doyle Partners, and Seattle-based interdisciplinary design firm, The Portico Group.
