The East Coast Zoological Society of Florida is in the process of developing a new Aquarium and Conversation Center that sits directly on the shoreline of the Banana River at Port Canaveral. It will further expand their conservation initiatives, preserve environments through restoration projects, protect wildlife, and engage communities in advocating for clean water. Main Street is providing interpretive planning and design for this exciting initiative as part of a multi-disciplinary team... Read More
Main Street Design recently completed the development, design and fabrication oversight of interpretive components for a comprehensive transformation of the Riverbanks Zoo & Garden's Aquarium and Reptile Center. The new project, designed by GLMV Zoos, repositions the ARC as a living laboratory for conservation action and research, with a focus on ongoing Riverbanks Zoo initiatives around coral colonies of the Florida Reef Tract, and the endangered Henkel’s leaf-tailed gecko. Click... Read More
Main Street is in the middle of documenting the interpretive exhibits for the Montana Heritage Center, a new 50,000sf state history museum in the capitol, Helena. Our work involves a strong collaborative relationship with the Montana Historical Society's project team, the project architects, Montana-based Cushing Terrell, and members of all American Indian Tribes in Montana. A topping out ceremony of the Center’s structure took place last week as two steel beams, one that was signed by... Read More
The Dauphin Island Sea Lab, a marine biological research center and public aquarium located on a popular barrier island off the Alabama coast, asked Main Street to help them craft a new vision for their future. Working with our longtime colleagues at GLMV Zoos and Zoo Advisors we facilitated an intensive brainstorming workshop focused on leveraging the Lab’s cutting edge research to create unique guest experiences. The result is a clear and actionable framework for repositioning DISL.
Main Street is honored to have been selected to provide interpretive planning and design for Wild Utah at Utah’s Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City with CLR Design. The Zoo’s newest attraction, located on a beautiful, naturally vegetated site along Emigration Creek, will explore the diverse wildlife and habitats of the Beehive State, with a focus on stewardship and respect. This exhibit is the latest in a series of projects we've done for North American zoos, including Texas Wetlands... Read More