IAIN NICOLSON AUDUBON CENTER AT ROWE SANCTUARY

LADY BIRD JOHNSON WILDFLOWER CENTER MEMORIAL TRAIL PAVILIONS

GIBBONS, NEBRASKA

The Iain Nicolson Audubon Center at Rowe Sanctuary is a 20,000 SF facility in Central Nebraska which focuses on the education and stewardship for migrating sandhill cranes. Nestled along the Platte River, The goal of the Master Plan will be to help Rowe Sanctuary expand their environmental education programs, provide immersive trail experiences that engage visitors with the sanctuary mission, create a viewing blind experience for crane season and year-round use, and to maximize and expand the center site and building area as a hub of discovery. Three discovery stations along the Platt River are used to learn and view over 600,000 cranes during their annual Central Flyway stop-over during the early spring months.

In association with Studio Outside

Big Bend National Park

Fossil Discovery Exhibit

BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, TEXAS recognition

The Big Bend Fossil Discovery Exhibit is an off-grid, open-air center located in the expansive Big Bend National Park. Using a combination of fossil replicas, interpretive displays and geologic diagrams, visitors develop an understanding of the correlation between the dinosaur fossils discovered in the region and the geologic formations visible from the pavilion.

Because the exhibit is unstaffed, partitions are a key design factor that create an intuitive, self-guided visitor experience. The building materials — including perforated corrugated metal in a color scheme blending with the surrounding terrain to avoid disrupting views from roadways and trails— were chosen to be durable and low-maintenance in the harsh West Texas climate.