Studio Tectonic – Exhibition & Interpretive Design / Planning

Room for Relevance — An Exploration of Synthesizing Emotional Space with Transdisciplinary Design Approaches

Our exhibit designer Zachary Mosley has recently been published in the online museum journal Theory and Practice. The topic for the volume was “Museum Futures: Diversity, Inclusivity and Social Justice”. His article looks at designing for... read more →

Book Release — Designing for Empathy

As part of the newly released book Designing for Empathy, Perspectives on the Museum Experience, Studio Tectonic’s principal, Seth Frankel, provided a chapter on the role of proximity. Edited by... read more →

Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Exhibit Wins Prestigious 2019 AASLH Excellence Award

Studio Tectonic's exhibit at the Niagara Fall Underground Railroad Heritage Center was awarded a 2019 Award of Excellence from the American Association of State and Local History. The award will... read more →

June 4, 2019
Studio Tectonic
Design, Exhibits, Sites of Conscience, Studio Tectonic News

Press: CSU Biology in National Association for Museum Exhibition Magazine – Spring 2019

Our exhibit at the Colorado State University was reviewed in Exhibition, A Journal of Exhibition Theory & Practice for Museum Professionals. The article, Celebrating Unexpected Exhibits, states: Displays in the... read more →

April 25, 2019
Studio Tectonic
Design, Exhibit Review, Exhibits, Higher Education, Press, Studio Tectonic News

Exhibiting for Natural Connections — Biophilia in Higher Education Architecture

Opened in 2017, the Colorado State University's Biology Department building engages natural history exhibitions that make natural connections through biophilic design. This video and interview with Seth Frankel (Principal at... read more →

March 30, 2019
Seth Frankel
Architecture, Design, Education, Exhibits, Higher Education, Techniques

Summit with the Dalai Lama — Fostering Universal Ethics and Compassion through Museums

A group of more than two dozen professionals met in October 2018 at the first-ever museum summit with the Dalai Lama in Dharamsala, India. Entitled Fostering Universal Ethics and Compassion... read more →

March 13, 2019
Seth Frankel
Design, Empathy, Exhibits, Museum, Process

Creating Exhibits to Inspire Tomorrow’s Biologists — Colorado State University

Studio Tectonic produced this video to document the process of developing exhibit displays for the Biology Department at Colorado State University. Three faculties, Drs. Mike Antolin, Rachel Mueller and Joe... read more →

January 28, 2019
Seth Frankel
Design, Education, Exhibits, Graphics, Higher Education

Article — Summit with the Dalai Lama

How can His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama influence the work of museums? A group of more than two dozen professionals, including studio principal Seth Frankel, met recently at... read more →

Upcoming Book Release, 2019 — Designing for Empathy

Designing for Empathy has recently been submitted for publication (Rowman & Littlefield, 2019). It is a follow up to Fostering Empathy through Museums (Rowman & Littlefield, 2016, edited by Elif Gokcigdem. Studio... read more →

December 5, 2018
Seth Frankel
Design, Empathy, Museum, Process, Studio Tectonic News

CSU Biology Building Opening Announced by Mike Antolin

PRESS: Department of Biology Featured by Colorado State University

“It took many dedicated and stalwart people to make it happen.” The state-of-the-art buildings are constructed in part of locally sourced natural materials intended to connect... read more →

October 12, 2018
Studio Tectonic
Education, Higher Education, Press, Wayfinding

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