Project: First room of four in new Thomas Jefferson Visitor Center. Artifact and copy rich exhibit tailored to visitors with everything within reach and in sight.
Client: Monticello (Thomas Jefferson Foundation)
Designer: Staples & Charles
Project: Part of the second floor exhibit at Monticello. Tempered glass barriers separate visitors from platforms and carrier reader rails on tooled metal supports.
Client: Monticello (Thomas Jefferson Foundation)
Designer: Staples & Charles
Project: One of the oversized screen printed panels that welcome and inform this special group of visitors. Educated and interested in learning!
Client: Monticello (Thomas Jefferson Foundation)
Designer: Staples & Charles
Project: Historical sports exhibit tucked into the niche space under the bleacher are of new stadium. Tempered glass, polished black granite and long linear layout fill this space.
Client: Woodberry Forest School
Designer: Gropen (included primary research and copy writing)
Project: Sports recognized are football and lacrosse. Two coaches are highlighted in smaller cases.
Client: Woodberry Forest School
Designer: Gropen (included primary research and copy writing)
Project: One access door, from the back crawl, provides passage for cleaning, changing artifacts and updating the mixed media used for copy, awards, lighting. This all male college preparatory school has an outstanding reputation – Academically and athletically.
Client: Woodberry Forest School
Designer: Gropen (included primary research and copy writing)
Project: Entrance to the Virginia Military Institute’s Hall of Valor located in their new flagship building, The Center for Leadership and Ethics.
Client: VMI & Barton Malow
Designer: Gropen
Project: Over 1,200 decorative shadow boxes showcase the commendations awarded to VMI graduates for their military service.
Client: VMI & Barton Malow
Designer: Gropen
Project: A custom mounting system allows the shadow boxes to be located, exchanged, and updated with ease.
Client: VMI & Barton Malow
Designer: Gropen
Project: A 14 panel display showcasing the history of the JMU women’s basketball program. One of several graphic updates to the sports complex including large scale photo murals and individual player plaques.
Client: James Madison University
Designer: Gropen
Project: A series of 10 large, photographic quality digital images color matched and produced in-house.
Client: Bayly Art Museum
Designer: Anne Chesnut
Project: Traveling educational exhibit for Centennial celebration. Series included thirty panels, shown concurrently at six locations.
Client: James Madison University
Designer: Gropen
Project: Academical Village exhibit in the East Oval Room of the Rotunda. Fairly old. This exhibit predates the bulk of today’s high resolution production. Still is daily use as central gathering point for visitors to this World Heritage Site.
Client: University of Virginia
Designer: Gibson Design and Gropen
Project: LEED educational display in the Transit Center - Public component explaining environmental stewardship. The large cedar tree removed from the construction site was used in the verticals and in the base panels of the four displays.
Client: City of Charlottesville
Designer: Gropen
Project: Series of Welded Aluminum Bases including linen wrapped decks with air exchange and security acrylic Vitrines/Bonnets.
Client: Charlottesville Airport
Designer: Gropen