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David Hebblethwaite

David Hebblethwaite's profile: An experienced international architect specialising in museum and exhibition design. Ten years Creative Director and Artistic Director experience.

David Hebblethwaite is a specialist museum and exhibition planner, designer and artistic director, particularly for large museum projects. Specialties Museum master planning. Exhibition Design. Interpretive Design Concepts.

David Hebblethwaite's Background

David Hebblethwaite's Experience

Creative Director & Project Director at Event Communications

November 2004 - November 2009

Project Lead for many museum and exhibition projects including: Riverside Museum, Glasgow Zayed National Museum, Abu Dhabi Museum of Somerset, Taunton John Murray Archive, Edinburgh Children's War, Imperial War Museum Visitor Centre, Duxford, Imperial War Museum Museum of Liverpool (architectural concept stage) National Railway Museum, Phase 1 master plan Auckland Museum, New Zealand National Media Museum, London Presence, NMSI World Trade Centre Memorial Museum (creative pitch) Fram Museum, Oslo, Norway (concept stage)

Creative Director (consultant) at Zayed National Museum

September 2008 - February 2009

Creative Director and Project Director for the competition winning proposal (for Event, working with Francois Confino) International exhibition design competition included the seven best museum design consultancies from UK, US and Europe. Winning scheme proposal, leading to appointment to work with Foster & Partners on the project.

Creative Director (consultant) at Museum of Somerset, Taunton

March 2007 - February 2009

Lead Designer and Project Director for the consultant team. Complete reconceptualisation of the Museum of Somerset and refurbishment of Taunton Castle.

Creative Director (consultant) at Riverside Museum, Glasgow

December 2004 - February 2009

As Creative Director for Event, I was the lead designer and Project Director for the exhibition design consultancy. This is a very significant architectural new build, and an entirely new conceptualisation of the exhibtions. GBP 12.3m. Currently under construction.

Masterplanner (consultant) at National Railway Museum

January 2008 - May 2008

Consultant masterplanner (as Creative Director of Event) for the NRM+ Great Hall project. Lead I was lead designer and project director for the consultant team. The masterplan document paved the way for a considerable expansion of the project initiative at NRM.

Creative Director (consultant) at John Murray Archive, National Library of Scotland

2005 - 2007

Lead Designer and Project Director for the consultant team. Creation of the National Library's first permanent visitor gallery. Dedicated to the extraordinary John Murray Archive, the project created a powerful visitor connection to 'ideas that changed the world'.

Studio Tutor at University of Bath

2002 - 2005

Director at London bloc Ltd

1999 - 2005

Artistic Director at Auckland Museum

April 2009

Leading the re-visioning and master planning of Auckland Museum.

David Hebblethwaite's Education

Architectural Association

1996 – 1998

AADipl


University of Bath

1990 – 1995

BSc Hons

Concentration: Architecture


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