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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

Tips and Thoughts for Museums in a COVID World

Studio Tectonic has compiled a list of dozens of ways museums, zoos, and other institutions can react to our changing world. We think about broad-ranging topics like technology, staff, design,... read more →
  • July 7, 2020
  • Seth Frankel
  • Education, Evaluation, Interactivity, Materials, Museum, Process, Technology

CSU Biology — Project of Distinction Award

Congrats to Colorado State University's Department of Biology on winning a Project Distinction Award for their new building. College Planning & Management magazine stated that the "[exhibit] display walls are... read more →
  • January 6, 2018
  • Seth Frankel
  • Architecture, Design, Education, Exhibits, Press, Studio Tectonic News, Uncategorized

What Temple Grandin May (not) Say About Museum Exhibitions

Last night I attended a lecture here in Boulder by Temple Grandin. Dr. Grandin was made popularly famous by the HBO movie featuring her life and work as an exceptional... read more →
  • October 26, 2012
  • Seth Frankel
  • Design, Education, Exhibits, Popular Culture, Universal Design
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Upcoming Book — Fostering Empathy Through Museums

Seth Frankel, Studio Tectonic's principal, is a contributing author to a new professional book entitled Fostering Empathy Through Museums. Published by Rowman & Littlefield, the book release is scheduled for Spring, 2016,... read more →
  • December 1, 2015
  • Seth Frankel
  • Design, Education, Empathy, Exhibits, Museum, Process, Studio Tectonic News, Techniques, Uncategorized

International Network of Museums for Peace Conference

Seth Frankel presented on the creation and opening of the Sierra Leone Peace Museum at the 8th INMP conference – this year in South Korea. The conference occurs every three years... read more →
  • September 26, 2014
  • Seth Frankel
  • Design, Education, Museum, Sites of Conscience, Studio Tectonic News

Book Release — Fostering Empathy Through Museums

Studio Tectonic Principal, Seth Frankel, contributed a project case study chapter to the just-published book, Fostering Empathy Through Museums (July, 2016, edited by Elif M. Gokcigdem). The chapter is based on... read more →
  • August 2, 2016
  • Seth Frankel
  • Design, Education, Empathy, Exhibits, Museum, Studio Tectonic News

Tips on Use of a Multiple Languages in Exhibits

Wide ranging cultural institutions often wrestle with when and how to use multiple languages in their exhibitions. As well they should. Any institution, except for those in the most homogenous areas, need... read more →
  • January 28, 2015
  • Seth Frankel
  • Design, Education, Exhibits, Graphics, Museum, Process, Techniques

Underground Railroad in Niagara Falls — Audio Blog from Museum Archipelago

Ian Elsner, podcaster at Museum Archipelago, interviewed Bill Bradberry, the board chairman and president of the Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Center. Bill introduces the new Center, opening in May,... read more →
  • February 20, 2018
  • Seth Frankel
  • Design, Education, Exhibits, Higher Education, Museum, Process, Sites of Conscience, Techniques

The Role of Museums in Transitional Courts and Legacy

Studio Tectonic was interviewed by the International Judicial Monitor about the role of museums in court legacy building. One Door Closes and Another One Opens:  The Special Court for Sierra... read more →
  • April 8, 2014
  • Seth Frankel
  • Design, Education, Exhibits, Museum, Sites of Conscience, Studio Tectonic News
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