Week 4 – October 19, 2011- Seth Frankel (via telecommuting)
Seth Frankel is the founding principal of a newly formed firm, Studio Tectonic in Boulder, Colorado. Studio Tectonic provides museum exhibition design, graphics and planning services. Seth has 18 years of experience in the design and implementation of projects ranging from small to major exhibits with budgets over 50 million dollars.
Seth’s work includes all phases of project development, including master planning, design, content development and curatorial services, multimedia creation, fabrication and construction administration. Prior to starting Studio Tectonic, Seth was the managing director of ECOS Communications, as well as an exhibit designer for the Smithsonian Institution and for Douglas|Gallagher where his work included the creation of major museum exhibitions, cultural centers and entertainment/industrial venues.
Most recently while at ECOS Communications he has completed The Washakie Museum, a 28,000 square foot institution in Worland Wyoming focusing on the archeology, paleontology and western human settlement of the Big Horn Basin. He is also nearly final in the completion of a ten acre zoological Asian elephant exhibit at the Denver Zoo.
His work has been awarded recognition from the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, the Society for Environmental Graphic Design, the National Association for Interpretation as well as been featured in popular and professional publications and numerous film festivals.
Seth holds a bachelor’s degree from The Evergreen State College with a focus on education and the environment, as well as fine arts training in furniture design at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia.
(Bio from http://www.studiotectonic.com)