Georgia Aquarium (Size: 1.29mb) - IAAPA
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Bernie & Billi Marcus
Jeff Swanagan,<br />
Executive Director
Vision<br />
“To be the World’s Most<br />
Engaging <strong>Aquarium</strong> Experience!”<br />
Mission<br />
To be an entertaining, educational, and<br />
scientific institution featuring exhibits and<br />
programs of the highest standards, offering<br />
engaging and exciting guest experiences,<br />
and promoting the conservation of aquatic<br />
biodiversity throughout the world”
<strong>Georgia</strong> <strong>Aquarium</strong> – The Listening Tour<br />
Fall 2001 – Spring 2002<br />
• 13 Countries!<br />
• 56 <strong>Aquarium</strong>s!<br />
• 95,000 Nautical Miles!<br />
Bahamas, Canada, China, Denmark,<br />
France, Italy, Japan, Netherlands,<br />
Singapore, Spain, South Africa, South<br />
Korea, and the United States.
Epcot Living Seas Pavilion
Okinawa Churaumi <strong>Aquarium</strong>
New York <strong>Aquarium</strong>
Ten Lessons from the World Tour<br />
1. The <strong>Aquarium</strong> must be debt-free<br />
2. Location, location, location - site synergy is critical<br />
3. Design from the inside out - know the animals and functions first, then<br />
design the building around them<br />
4. Design for operational efficiencies - Education, Clinic, ballroom, access<br />
halls<br />
5. A.D.R.O.I.T.=arrival, decompression, orientation, investigation,<br />
termination<br />
6. Connect with the community<br />
7. Reach the hearts and minds of visitors<br />
8. Practice what you preach - conservation<br />
9. The <strong>Aquarium</strong> will always be a work-in-progress<br />
10. Bernie’s word’s of wisdom: “Think outside the box. There is no room for<br />
traditional thinking at the <strong>Georgia</strong> <strong>Aquarium</strong>”
February 2002
1. The <strong>Aquarium</strong> must be debt free
2. Location, Location, Location
<strong>Georgia</strong> <strong>Aquarium</strong> site, March 2003
3. Design from the inside out - know the<br />
animals and functions first, then design<br />
the building around them
May 2002
May 2002
4. Design for operational efficiencies -<br />
education, clinic, ballroom, access<br />
hallways
The Correll Center for<br />
Aquatic Animal Health
Education Loop
Oceans Ballroom
A.D.R.O.I.T.<br />
A = Arrival<br />
D = Decompression<br />
R = Reception<br />
O = Orientation<br />
I = Investigation<br />
T = Termination
Arrival & Decompression
Reception
Orientation
Investigate
Deepo’s Undersea 3-D Wondershow<br />
Presented by Cingular
Termination
6. Connect with<br />
the community<br />
- volunteers
Scientific community
7. Reach the hearts and<br />
minds of visitors
8. Practice what you preach -<br />
conservation & research
9. The <strong>Aquarium</strong> will always<br />
be a work in progress
10. “Think outside the box. There is no<br />
room for traditional thinking at the<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong> <strong>Aquarium</strong>”
Presenting Sponsors<br />
Air Tran<br />
Cingular<br />
Coca Cola<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong> Pacific<br />
Home Depot<br />
Southern Company<br />
Sun Trust<br />
Home Depot
Contractors & Vendors<br />
• Heery International - Project Managers<br />
• Thompson, Ventulette, Stainback - Architects<br />
• PGAV - Exhibit Design and architecture<br />
• Brasfield & Gorrie - General Contractor<br />
• Syska & Hennessey - Life Support Desing<br />
• McKinney’s - Mechanical<br />
• Henderson - Electrical<br />
• Nippura - Acrylic<br />
• Asahai - Valves<br />
• Lithonia - Lighting
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