Ideas

Contacts with local youth from the International groups that support the Nationality Rooms (many young performers) Committee for each room with assigned leaders/roles - one person from that country if possible Maxine may be able to assist in finding consultants from different countries to assist with authenticity (professors etc.) Sunday Dec 4. 12-4 PM - Nationality Rooms Day - guides in national dress Rooms encourage students to talk to their parents and grandparents and get them asking questions about their past and family story - Create a map of PR cultural heritage with push-pins? Display where? $400-500K per average Nationality Room (what can we do?) Fundraising begins with concerts, dinners, etc to raise awareness during dedication, chancellor pledges to undertake care & upkeep (presented with a key) 5-6K for dedication ceremony at Pitt need to add to our design requirements - 25??? desks minimum create a brochure for each room/promotional materials contact local governments, embassies, cultural affairs office maps are good for awareness Once a room is complete, Pitt does not allow additions or changes Replicas of meaningful books or documents designs that mimic Universities, monasteries, convents, cathedrals, museums, libraries - entire rooms, pieces of furniture or just patterns, emblems, designs, motiffs, symbolism Corner stones in each room from the Irish room - soil taken from different regions alphabets proverbs, quotes, poetry use of the native language "mini-lessons" in EVERYTHING! Cross-curricular connections - national dog, plants, birds, flowers. Species and plants that represent different regions within a country. Agriculture, produce. Design elements that indicate the nation's climate (ie. slanted roof in the Norway room to keep off snow, fireplaces) Crests from Universities Names, portraits of significant individuals from different fields various techniques of woodwork, stained glass, paint, textures, watercolor, mosaic (how can we imitate these things inexpensively yet authentically?) tapestries stenciling Display case in ??every?? room Ceilings - how to design without interfering with lighting, disrupting functionality, affecting maintenance... FCS dept to create national dress (senior project idea) rosette pattern of the Rennaisance visible in several rooms emphasis on rediscovery of ancient civilizations in some rooms LIGHTING IS IMPORTANT - everyone preferred the well-lit rooms Religious aspects in the room highlight religions diversity and tradition without being overtly religious Africa room gives the appearance of being outside - focus on language and dialects ancient vs modern maps show development over time outlet covers in Austrian room, outlets faux painted in India room Incorporate music? use Promethean board to display artwork (esp during tours?)
 * Ideas from meeting with Maxine Bruhns:**
 * Ideas from Nationality Rooms Tour:**
 * Ideas from Nationality Rooms Tour:**

Story boards for every room design - frame for presentation to the board and to use in the future during room tours Clocks set to different time zones around the world - display above library? "Treasure trunks" in each room full of hands-on artifacts, CDs, DVDs, Power Point presentations that can be shared throughout the building Importance of research/convincing responses to critics of the project (benefits of enriching environment, global/diversity initiatives)
 * Ideas from Sacred Heart School Tour:**