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juliana curran terian pratt pavilion
bridge-studio
queens museum of art
arts international
schrom studios
red hook center for the arts
interpretive center
academy of american poets
museum of women
AIA new york chapter
new orleans incubator project
joan mitchell foundation
dieu donne

project:  Elise Chapin Interpretive Center Nature Museum
location:  Chattanooga, TN

client:  Chattanooga Audobon Society
date: 1996
contact:  Garnet Chapin

The Interpretive Center is a small museum designed as the winning entry in a national design competition. The Elise Chapin Sanctuary Interpretive Center is also a public educational and meeting facility and is situated at the entrance to a natural sanctuary located near Chattanooga, TN.

The program for the interpretive Center includes two galleries for the display of Indian and natural artifacts. One gallery will house a permanent collection, and a second gallery is for traveling exhibits. The Solar Panel roof of the lobby is an important part of the Nature Interpretive Center; supplying energy to the building while it is also an active demonstration project about solar power.

The building has a wood and steel structure, and is sheathed in a ship-lapped wood siding.

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