First time exhibition designer....

So what is the process, how do you put together an exhibition? Where do you start? A sketch, an outline. A working title. The original title was 'Made with Care', which felt uncomfortable for the ambition of the exhibition.... Concrete Dreams is strong, pioneering... A narrative was put together, with elements the archive team and heads of departments wanted included. A space was found in the building to create a walk-through journey. This must have been a really challenging part of the process as the exhibition last July was destined for backstage at the QEH, and is now kind of backstage in the Purcell Rooms...glad I wasn't privy to that and well done folks who did the negotiating! Next stage is getting the exhibition designers in. KlangHaus was chosen for our experience and dramatic response to journeys through buildings, our ability to layer tonnes of content without overwhelming the audience and our knack of inducing fast pulse-rate responses to architecture. We are working with LYN Atelier, very experienced at exhibition design, public outdoor art and architectural/interior design. We are working with one part of that team, Andrew Lock, an utter joy. Next stage is establishing how we all work together and immersing ourselves in all the archive material. This is a stage of back to back meetings. Talking, talking, talking is essential, it's the only way a huge group mind can come to any consensus. This is where we are at.