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22-479: The museum was established in 1994, a few years after his death, and has been expanding ever since. Nivola was an Orani native. The old wash-house was specially restored by architects Peter Chermayeff and Umberto Floris to house the museum, inaugurated in 1995. The permanent collection consists of sculptural and graphic pieces by Nivola, who played a role in 20th century modernism as an artist who worked closely with architects . Aside from exhibiting Nivola's work,

44-564: A great deal about these animals during the rehabilitation process. Rescued and rehabilitated animals provide the Alaska SeaLife Center with insight to their biology and physiology. This information adds to the pool of knowledge necessary to conserve threatened and endangered species. This program also assists with monitoring the status of wild populations through the scientific study of ill or orphaned marine mammals and birds. Through communication and education programs, public knowledge of

66-729: A museum dedicated to the sculptor Costantino Nivola , was completed in 2005. The remodeling and expansion of the Virginia Aquarium at Virginia Beach, Virginia, was completed in 2009. Recent unbuilt projects have included a proposed Aquarium and Environmental Center for Alexandria, Egypt , the New Songdo Ecotarium in Incheon , near Seoul, South Korea , and the proposed remodeling and expansion of Nausicaä Centre National de la Mer in Boulogne-sur-Mer , France. A recent proposed Aquarium

88-553: A sand tiger shark, in its main four-story 40-foot-wide Giant Ocean Tank containing 200 thousand gallons of salt water. Peter Chermayeff played a leading role in much of the design work through the first thirty-six years of Cambridge Seven Associates , including comprehensive design guidelines for Boston's mass transit system, the MBTA , and its simplified identity at "The T"; the United States Pavilion and Exhibition at Expo '67 ;

110-556: A touch tank where visitors can touch small marine invertebrates such as sea stars and sea urchins in a shallow pool, an aviary for the center's numerous seabirds with a two-story diving pool, also housing a wolf eel and several species of large saltwater fish. Other tanks and exhibits include harbor seals , Steller's sea lions , various nutibranches , moon jellies , gruntsculpins , and Giant Pacific octopuses . There are also exhibits of Alaska's most important food fish such as salmon , halibut , king crab , and sablefish . In 2016,

132-438: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Peter Chermayeff Peter Chermayeff LLC is a Massachusetts -based architectural firm which specializes in aquarium architecture and exhibit design, from conceptual planning to the details of final realization. The two principals, Peter Chermayeff and Bobby C. Poole, have collaborated on the design of public aquariums since 1975. Their long partnership, with focus on

154-802: Is affiliated with the University of Alaska Fairbanks and collaborates with numerous state, federal and international agencies and universities. The SeaLife Center studies the marine ecosystems of Alaska and the species who call it home. This includes species of marine mammals, sea birds, fish and invertebrates—some of which have been listed as threatened or endangered species. The Alaska SeaLife Center specializes in marine mammal and sea bird research on species including Steller sea lions, eiders, harbor seals, sea otters, fur seals and other species experiencing population declines in Alaska. Research strives to develop cutting-edge technology and techniques, while minimizing impact on

176-918: The National Aquarium in Baltimore ; the San Antonio Museum of Art ; Charles Square , a hotel, retail, housing and office complex in Cambridge, Massachusetts; “Where’s Boston?”, a mixed media celebration and portrait of Boston for the United States Bicentennial ; the Osaka Aquarium ; the Tennessee Aquarium in Chattanooga; and the Aquarium of Genoa . These and other projects led to C7A receiving

198-741: The Osaka Aquarium , the Tennessee Aquarium , the Aquarium of Genoa , the Lisbon Oceanarium , and the Alaska SeaLife Center in Seward, Alaska . They also collaborated on unbuilt aquariums and rainforest pavilions proposed by Chermayeff while at C7A for Moscow, Russia, for Hamburg, Bremerhaven and Oberhausen in Germany, and for Tsuruhama, Osaka, in Japan. Peter Chermayeff and Bobby Poole continued their close collaboration until 2005 with Peter Sollogub under

220-419: The $ 37.5 million portion of funds dedicated to research and rehabilitation. An additional $ 12 million was raised by selling bonds, and $ 1.1 million was raised locally through private donations. The Alaska SeaLife Center is a private, non-profit corporation with approximately 105 full-time employees and a staff of volunteers and interns. In September 2011, the Alaska SeaLife Center was granted accreditation by

242-580: The Architecture Firm of the Year award in 1993 from the AIA . Bobby Poole joined C7A in 1976 to work with Peter Chermayeff on the National Aquarium in Baltimore . Poole became the aquarium’s project architect, leading preparation of final design documents and on-site overview of construction and installation. He became a principal in 1986 and further developed his interest in aquariums working with Peter Chermayeff on

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264-505: The Association of Zoos and Aquariums. This acknowledgment places the ASLC in the top tier of their field as less than 5% of the nation's 6000 zoos and aquariums currently have this standard of certification. The Alaska SeaLife Center is one of the only non-profit organizations in the world that has both a public aquarium and fully supported research facility in the same building. The SeaLife Center

286-596: The National Science Education Standards. Programs are offered year-round at the SeaLife Center in the form of Day Programs and overnight Nocturne Sleepovers. Outreach Programs can be presented in schools in the Anchorage, Mat-Su, and Kenai Peninsula areas. Distance Learning programs can be presented worldwide to locations with interactive video conference equipment. The center's public exhibits include

308-429: The center for medical treatment, rehabilitation, and ideally, release. In cases where the animals cannot be released, they are kept at the Alaska SeaLife Center or transferred to another facility. The Alaska SeaLife Center is the only permanent stranding facility for marine mammals in Alaska. Operating as a designated marine mammal "stranding center" within a marine research facility allows veterinarians and staff to learn

330-501: The design of public aquariums, began in 1975 when Bobby Poole joined Cambridge Seven Associates , which had been founded in 1962 by Peter Chermayeff together with Louis Bakanowsky, Ivan Chermayeff , Alden Christie, Paul Dietrich, Tom Geismar , and Terry Rankine. The firm's first major commission was the New England Aquarium , which opened in 1969. Peter Chermayeff was the principal in charge and he himself put each fish, including

352-521: The firm name Chermayeff, Sollogub and Poole, Inc., until 2009 under the firm name Chermayeff & Poole, Inc., and since that year as Peter Chermayeff LLC. Recent completed projects have included the expansion of the National Aquarium in Baltimore , and the expansion of the Tennessee Aquarium in Chattanooga, both of which opened in 2005. Expansion of the Museo Nivola in Orani, Sardinia , a second component of

374-577: The integrity of the marine ecosystem of Alaska through research, rehabilitation, conservation, and public education. It is the only facility in the world specifically dedicated to studying the northern marine environment and the only one designed at the outset to combine research with public education and visitor components. The Alaska SeaLife Center generates and shares scientific knowledge to promote understanding and stewardship of Alaska's marine ecosystems. The Alaska SeaLife Center project cost $ 55 million; Exxon Valdez oil spill settlement funds made up

396-565: The marine environment and public awareness of its importance to our ecosystem is increased. The Rescue and Rehabilitation Program is authorized by NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) and USFWS (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) to respond to marine mammal and bird strandings from the entire gulf coast of Alaska. The program includes a veterinary staff, interns, and volunteers trained to respond and care for marine mammals and birds. The Discovery Education programs are developed in accordance with Alaska's Science Content and Performance Standards and

418-615: The museum produces temporary exhibitions on a regular basis. These focus mainly on the relationship between art, architecture, and landscape, with a special interest on artists and movements that were close to Nivola. His friends included Le Corbusier , Jackson Pollock , Saul Steinberg , Willem de Kooning , Alexander Calder , and many other well-known mid-20th century artists. 40°14′49″N 9°10′48″E  /  40.247°N 9.180°E  / 40.247; 9.180 This article related to an art display, art museum or gallery in Italy

440-513: The policy of the Alaska SeaLife Center to make every reasonable effort to rehabilitate and release as many rescued animals as possible. The main objective of the Rehabilitation Program is to return healthy rehabilitated animals back to their natural habitat. Stranded marine animals including harbor, ringed , spotted and fur seals, Steller and California sea lions, walruses , sea otters , and birds from all over Alaska are brought to

462-399: The species and environment being studied. The Science Department currently includes dedicated programs for pinnipeds (seals and sea lions), eiders, sea otters, and salmon. The Alaska SeaLife Center provides care for sick and injured marine animals, yielding important information about wildlife populations. Through this program, the center rescues, treats, and releases stranded animals. It is

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484-537: Was to be the core attraction within the proposed Parco del Mare in Trieste, Italy . A current project is the expansion of the Lisbon Oceanarium . Alaska SeaLife Center The Alaska SeaLife Center is a public aquarium and Alaska 's only permanent marine mammal rehabilitation facility. It is located on the shores of Resurrection Bay in Seward . It opened in May 1998, and is dedicated to understanding and maintaining

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