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The researcher asked a series of questions of the practitioners about the
relationship between their practice and other disciplines. Half stated their
practice was contingent on the context in which they were working at any given
time. The rest identified their practice as a relationship between two or more
domains. However, only two of the practitioners were definite in their support
of the proposition of a trend towards an emerging, hybrid discipline. The
practitioners were more confident in supporting the notion that technologies
were increasing opportunities in this prospective area.
5.5.3 Audience survey
Twenty-eight visitors to the ‘PBB’ exhibition completed a questionnaire they
were asked to fill in by an invigilator as they left the exhibition. This survey was
a combination of questions posed by folly and by the researcher. The number of
completed questionnaires represents 4.7% of the total visitors to the exhibition.
Half of the visitors that responded to the questionnaire had attended the
exhibition because it had been recommended to them. Four people had come
because they wanted to try something new. Two had visited it to find out more
about the practitioners that were featured in the exhibition. Most of the
surveyed visitors thought the exhibition was easy to find. However, one person
indicated they had found it difficult. All those that responded found the
exhibition informative and interesting.
Visitors thought the signage and interpretive materials available in the
exhibition were useful and appropriate. During the exhibition the upper floors
of CityLab continued to function as a commercial office space. Some visitors
thought there could have been better indication of how to get to the exhibition
from the CityLab lobby. This was done by a door directly opposite the main
entrance. An attempt to address this was made with additional signage after the
exhibition had been open for a while. It was pointed out that visitors had not
always been greeted at reception and some had found this intimidating. Nearly
everyone indicated the volunteer invigilators were polite, friendly and
knowledgeable. However one person had found them overbearing and
considered this the most negative aspect of the exhibition.
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