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| Recent News |
| Winter 2008 |
Portico designed the Washington Park Arboretum Foundation’s Pacific Connections Display Garden for the 2008 Northwest Flower & Garden Show
See the display
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Portico is currently developing the “Green Seattle” project for the City of Seattle Department of Planning and Development.
This display promotes the use of green materials in all phases of construction |
| The Eastgate Area Properties Master Plan project in Bellevue, Washington is awarded to The Portico Group |
| Dennis Meyer, Principal, earns LEED AP |
| Brian Schroeder, Associate, is now a licensed architect as well as a LEED Accredited Professional |
| As part of an annual staff retreat, Portico held a workshop with Dr. Peter H. Kahn, Jr., a conservation psychologist from the University of Washington |
| Fall 2007 |
Alissa Rupp, AIA, LEED AP is invited as a panelist for “Exhibits 101”at the Northwest Association of Children’s Museums Conference |
Portico-designed Pacific Connections Gardens breaks ground at Washington Park Arboretum |
| Portico Group awarded Interurban Trail and Jovita Crossroads Park project in the City of Edgewood, Washington |
| Portico to develop the Portland, Oregon Japanese Garden Master Plan |
| Richard Larson, Senior Associate, earns LEED AP |
| Portico selected for master planning of the Parc Aquarium du Québec in Québec City |
| Srun Khou joins Portico as Accounting Manager; Sarah Jackson as Marketing Manager |
| Portico awarded the Nisqually-Mashel State Park Master Plan and Phase I Design and Permitting project for the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission |
| Spring 2007 |
The Portico Group has been selected by Trees Atlanta to prepare the concept design for Beltline Arboretum in Atlanta, Georgia. |
Kidspace Children's Museum in Pasadena, California was named the recipient of the 2006 THEA (Themed Entertainment Association)
Award for Outstanding Achievement for a Children's Museum. |
| The Portico Group has promoted Alissa Rupp to Associate Principal. |
Construction continues on Kent Town Square Park, Pachyderm Forest and the Golden Monkey Exhibits at the Los Angeles Zoo and the
Russia's Grizzly Coast Exhibit at the Minnesota Zoo. |
| Now in its second year of operation, KidsQuest Children's Museum continues to attract more families, having had more than 120,000 visitors in its first year alone. |
| Papers and Presentations |
| 2006 | More Than a Garden: Enriching the Visitor's Experience
American Public Garden Association Design Symposium (Dennis Meyer - co-presenter) |
| 2004 | Master Planning Forum: Translating Your Garden's Identity Into a Viable Master Plan, American Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta Annual Conference (Dennis Meyer) |
| 2003 | Creating Successful Exhibits, Association of Zoos and Aquariums Professional Training Program (Bill Hacker, Panelist) |
| 2002 | The Care and Feeding of Designers, American Zoo and Aquarium Association Annual Meeting (Bill Hacker, Workshop Panelist) |
| Climbing Out of the Cage: Changing the Roles of Zoos and Aquariums within their Communities, American Association of Museums Annual Meeting (Charles Mayes, Panelist) |
| 2001 | For the Children: Balancing Conservation, Education and Entertainment in Zoo Exhibits, American Zoo & Aquarium Association Annual Meeting (William Hacker, Panelist) |
| 1999 | Setting the Stage for Meaningful Exhibits
National Association for Museum Exhibition, "Exhibitionist" Vol. 18 No. 2 (Alissa Rupp and John Chiodo) |
Meaning Making in Children's Museums: Why Try?
National Association for Museum Exhibition, "Exhibitionist" Vol. 18 No. 2 (Alissa Rupp and John Chiodo) |
| Many Voices: Art as a Big Part of the Great Northwest Exhibit at Oregon Zoo, American Zoo & Aquarium Associates Annual Meeting (Charles Mayes) |
| 1998 | Interpreting Live Animal Exhibits: San Francisco Zoo Macropod Renovation, American Association of Zoos and Aquariums: Western Region Conference (Keith McClintock) |
| 1997 | The Great Green Way to Visitorship: Expanding the Concept of Interpretive Planning, American Association of Botanical Gardens & Arboreta Annual Meeting (Jan Coleman, Kathleen Day and Becca Hanson) |
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