Exhibit News, Fall 2014 12/1/14, 2:07 PM

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Assiniboine Park Sequoia Park Zoo, Brookfield Zoo, Zoo, Journey To Watershed Heroes Aviary Building Churchill Remodel

rd July 3 was the long-awaited The Chicago Zoological opening date for the new Society’s Brookfield Zoo Journey to Churchill exhibit at recently opened their the Assiniboine Park The Sequoia Park Zoo remodeled aviary building. Zoo. The expansive 10 acre recently opened Watershed The zoo wanted to create exhibit features live animal Heroes featuring otters and eight new exhibits within the exhibits such as seals, arctic salmon habitats. Both exhibits existing spaces of the historic fox, snowy owls, wolf, offer under water viewing, but building. Due to its historic muskox, caribou and of the new otter exhibit takes landmark status, the course, polar bears. The this view to a new level with a building’s existing décor could exhibits offer immersive kid’s crawl-through not be altered, requiring the experiences to see the submersed acrylic view new jewel boxes to be self- animals in their natural tube. This tube places contained and fit within the settings while strategically children in the middle of the existing exhibit view windows. placed view windows allow otters’ playground, offering a Following the zoo’s design, patrons to get face to face unique and very interactive COST fabricated seven of the http://secure.campaigner.com/Campaigner/Public/t.show?7mpbu--3t529-40x4x18&_v=2 Page 1 of 3 Exhibit News, Fall 2014 12/1/14, 2:07 PM

with the animals. A 10 view of the otters. Likewise, exhibits complete in our foot wide underwater view parents can watch their Wisconsin plant. These tunnel for polar bears and children within the clear tube habitats were completed ringed seals provides an from the outer view including new windows, even more dramatic view into windows. Our work also simulated habitats, lighting, these naturalistic included the watershed play and mechanical as required. habitats. The exhibits contain area. Children can explore a The eighth exhibit, an Arizona highly detailed rockwork, real watershed and desert habitat, occupies a earthen textures, ponds, and investigate the salmon significantly larger space and streams. images in the walkway had to be field constructed. beneath their feet. In addition to the animal The habitats developed were habitats, Journey to Churchill The project’s new learning lab based on regions in Asia, offers a small town Churchill allows patrons to learn about Africa, and in the South setting with a restaurant, gift water chemistry and other American rainforests. Other shop, and children’s play aspects of watershed science habitats included a tropical area. A replicated whale bone and provides a view of the beach, hellbender stream, activity area provides an salmon stream and eagle and the Chihuahua Mountain opportunity for children to habitat. scene. Once the seven play as they make their way exhibits were placed into the through the winding COST was contracted to existing wall space, the zoo exhibit. The International provide shop drawings, completed each habitat with Polar Bear Conservation engineering, models and living plants. Centre rounds out the visitor construction of simulated experience. rock, earth bank textures, The exhibits were constructed streams, and ponds. with strict adherence to the COST is proud to be a part of fabricated models. Materials, the project team that included The team included Studio including GFRC and FRP, the exhibit designer, The Hanson Roberts, exhibit were molded and sculpted to Portico Group, Number Ten designer, Greenway Partners, bring the different rock, trees, Architects, and Stuart Olson- construction manager, and earthen textures, vines, and Dominion Construction. COST of Wisconsin, Inc. much more, to life.

2014 Fall News TECH Forum Current Projects Fresno Chaffee Zoo wins Top Honors Award for Sea Lion Cove at 2014 AZA -Fresno Chaffee Zoo, African Conference in Orlando, Adventure Florida. COST is proud to be a part of the Sea Lion Cove project team and is excited to -Disney Animal Kingdom, be well underway on the Africa Fresno Chafee Zoo African Adventure project. -Audubon Zoo, Cool Zoo 2 COST will be exhibiting at the Stone face plaster is a cost upcoming IAAPA Convention effective approach to creating -Kansas City Zoo, Orangutan in Orlando, Florida theme facades that typically from November 17th to the contain less relief than naturalistic features. Plaster 21st. Please stop at booth -Wonders of Wildlife, aquatic work, when carved by skilled #4717 and meet with Chris exhibits artisans, provides a highly- Foster, Jeffrey Sheiber, and detailed and realistic finish for John Hawkinson. -The Wild Center, Museum of building scenery, replicated the Adirondacks ruins, hardscapes, and even some sculptural pieces. COST has been

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-Bass Pro Shops, Memphis called upon to develop these Pyramid, remodel features at numerous theme parks, zoological gardens and water parks across the world. -Lost Island Waterpark, The process is straight- Balinese Theme Structure forward, a structural wall is erected in steel, concrete, or wood to support the wall and -City of Rosemont, IL, water theme surface. This wall is feature covered in a mesh that is attached in the areas that will receive the plaster -Hawaiian Gardens, theme application. A pump is then volcano used to pneumatically apply the plaster material to the -Batavia Downs Casino, mesh. This is when theme sculptural work artisans take over and carve or even stamp the desired finish. In some cases integral colors are used within the plaster mix, but regardless, topical theme paints must then be applied to complete the theme transformation. The finishes are typically based from reference photographs and then modeled in a 3D environment, or with a physical model, to establish the creative intent.

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