Richard Mathers Design Concepts

A Selection of Recent Concept Designs

Created by Richard Mathers

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About Richard Mathers

Richard Mathers is a Designer, Educator and Interpretive Consultant with a varied portfolio of successfully completed projects both in the UK and internationally. His twenty years’ experience is primarily within the field of museum galleries, permanent exhibitions and interactive experiences, with budgets ranging from £27,000 - £17 million.

Background

Richard’s first position was as Interpretative Exhibition Designer with the award-winning London company Brennan and Whalley, where he worked on such high profile projects as the Guinness World of Records Visitor Centre in Taiwan, the Hollywood Wax Museum in Los Angeles and the National Motor Museum, Beaulieu. This was followed by the lead 3D Designer role at the National Media Museum, Bradford, on the £17 million Imaging Frontiers museum refurbishment from 1997-1998.

From 1998-2000 Richard worked as Senior Designer and Design Coordinator for the £15 million Explore Science Centre as part of Bristol’s Harbourside development. This was followed by the interpretive designs for the Making-It Discovery Centre, Mansfield, Manchester Cathedral Visitor Centre and the Caesarea site interpretation, Israel.

Recent project work includes the ‘Nature Quest’ Biodiversity Exhibition, at Belfast’s W5 Centre, an adaptive reuse and interpretive planning feasibility study for the water towers buildings at Edinburgh Castle and designs for the Exchange Museum in Bridgetown, Barbados.

Richard’s strong creative reputation is based on taking a fresh approach to each project - every commission offers its own unique challenges and opportunities for discovering something new.

Professional Qualifications

BA (Hons) Interior Architecture and DesignUniversity of Teesside, Institute of Design. Graduated 1994

Post Graduate Certificate in EducationUniversity of Huddersfield. Completed 2006

MA in Conservation Studies (Historic Buildings)University of York. Graduated 2014

Richard Mathers, Qualia Creative Ltd. 01904 692000. [email protected]

BACKGROUND HISTORY AND POTTED CV - RICHARD MATHERS, CREATIVE DESIGNER


ARCHITECTURAL CONCEPTS - ADAPTIVE REUSE FEASIBILITY STUDIES

Sketch Perspective Studies for Informed Impact Assessments

Sketch Scheme Recording of Proposed Interior Interventions

Adaptive Reuse Feasibility Study: Testing the Principles of Opening a Significant Historic Building to the Public

Historic Buildings Architectural Conversion Concepts


INTERIOR ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN - CREATIVE NEW USES FOR HISTORIC BUILDINGSFinding Appropriate Commercial Opportunities for Historic Assets

Creative Conservation and Rediscovering the Spirit of Place Through Activity-Based Installations

Testing New Functions within Historic Interiors

MUSEUM GALLERY DESIGN - CASED DISPLAYS, AV AND INTERACTIVE MEDIA COMBINED

Using Interactive Media to Increase Engagement with Collection Items

Giving Cased DisplaysHistorical Context


Interpreting History with Hands On Interactive Exhibit Technology

Stimulating LearningThrough Play

Objects and Activities Combined with Messages

Combining Installations with Base Build Architecture

Outdoor InteractiveExperiences

Maximising the Visitor Experience by Mixing Low Tech and High Tech Exhibit Media

Hands 0n with Minds On Interactive Bench Top Exhibits


INTERACTIVE EXHIBIT DEVELOPMENT - SCIENCE CENTRES AND VISITOR EXPERIENCES

Beat The Clock: Escape From the Submarine inJust Fifty Minutes!

Interactive Family Competition Attraction

Team Based Activity Domes: Desert Survival

Team Based Activity Domes: Rock Climbing


INTERACTIVE PLAY ENVIRONMENTS - COMPETITION AND ENDURANCE ZONES

All Aboard!The Mad Professor’s Rickety Time Cart

The Look Out! Platform

The Grand EntranceExploring Ancient Worlds

DINOSAUR THEME PARK CONCEPT SKETCHES - THE GROUNDS AND EXPERIENCES



RECREATIONAL INTERIOR DESIGN - GAMES ROOM INTERACTIVE CYCLORAMA CONSOLE

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Richard Mathers Design Concepts