David Hebblethwaite Email & Phone Number

Auckland, Nz

Auckland, New Zealand

Specialist in visitor experience projects; working with public and private institutions, including Council bodies, museums, cultural centres, galleries and corporations with a story to tell.We work at two scales; masterplanning and detailed exhibition design.Current clients include;Sydney Living Museums / Museums of History New South WalesJewish Museum of AustraliaEden Project Abu DhabiEden Project North (Morecambe)Eden Project Scotland (Dundee)Kapiti… Show more Specialist in visitor experience projects; working with public and private institutions, including Council bodies, museums, cultural centres, galleries and corporations with a story to tell.We work at two scales; masterplanning and detailed exhibition design.Current clients include;Sydney Living Museums / Museums of History New South WalesJewish Museum of AustraliaEden Project Abu DhabiEden Project North (Morecambe)Eden Project Scotland (Dundee)Kapiti Coast District Council5G Experience Centre, Kuala LumpurFonterra FeildaysRecently completed projects for;Museums Victoria, MelbourneAustralian Museum, SydneyM+, Hong KongOtago Museum, DunedinKJet, Queenstown, New ZealandNew Zealand Cricket Museum, Wellington, NZKauri Museum, New ZealandMuseum of Transport and Technology, Auckland, NZTe Papa Tongarewa, WellingtonHyde Park Barracks, SydneyMuseum of Sydney, NSWAuckland ZooThe Home of Kiwi Baking, Chelsea BaySpeights Brewery, DunedinTe Papa ManukauAustralian Centre of the Moving Image, Melbourne Show less

Auckland, New Zealand

Leading the content and master plan process for Voyager New Zealand Maritime Museum.

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

Project Lead for many museum and exhibition projects including:Riverside Museum, Glasgow Zayed National Museum, Abu DhabiMuseum of Somerset, TauntonJohn Murray Archive, EdinburghChildren's War, Imperial War MuseumVisitor Centre, Duxford, Imperial War MuseumMuseum of Liverpool (architectural concept stage)National Railway Museum, Phase 1 master planAuckland Museum, New ZealandNational Media Museum, London Presence, NMSIWorld Trade Centre Memorial… Show more Project Lead for many museum and exhibition projects including:Riverside Museum, Glasgow Zayed National Museum, Abu DhabiMuseum of Somerset, TauntonJohn Murray Archive, EdinburghChildren's War, Imperial War MuseumVisitor Centre, Duxford, Imperial War MuseumMuseum of Liverpool (architectural concept stage)National Railway Museum, Phase 1 master planAuckland Museum, New ZealandNational Media Museum, London Presence, NMSIWorld Trade Centre Memorial Museum (creative pitch)Fram Museum, Oslo, Norway (concept stage) Show less

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.

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

Winner of the European Museum of the Year 2013.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.

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.

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'.

Aadipl, Architecture

Bsc Hons, Architecture