Interpretive+Master+Plan

Interpretive Master Plan
Written by: Casey Hancock, Hannah Tannebring, Nicole Robbins, Hogan Sennett, Gabe DeMaio, Alie Sarhanis, Craig Bishop, Carly Greenman, Daniel Clark, Katherine Ostroot, Claire Roussos, John Kinnicutt (NR 285/ENVS 295 Fall 2011, Faculty: Thomas Hudspeth)

This Interpretive Master Plan includes a “why” section that addresses the reasons behind developing interpretive media, bringing forth the goals and objectives of the plan, with an overriding thematic statement of: The newly renovated Aiken center will serve to educate, inform, inspire, and provoke all visitors by emphasizing the sustainable features of the building, while also encouraging environmental competency. This plan also contains a “what” section that includes an inventory and explanation of all features of the building requiring interpretive media in order to put the thematic statement into practice. These features include a dashboard of energy use, live feeds of the Green Roof and Eco Machine, an Eco Machine interpretive sign, a local resource map, the sourcing of used timber/lumber, boulder resources, window resources, a guided tour (both virtual and in-person), an emphasis on the floor themes, and an explanation of the Green Roof and storm water tipping buckets. The plan then addresses the variety of people and groups that will be visiting the new building in the “who” section, putting into consideration the times of the year that will attract different people, and the overall visitation patterns of the building. This leads into the “How, When, Where” section that goes into further detail about each feature’s interpretive media, its location, its description, the accessibility, the interpretive significance, objective, and theme, and a suggestion for the type of media to display. To follow, there is an “Implementation and Operation” section and a “So What” section to conclude the Interpretive Plan and provide further justification for the reader.

Full plan linked below: