DALLAS, Oct. 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Jacobs
Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC) and the London Transport Museum
have teamed up with other partners to help bring the U.K.'s Year of
Engineering 2018 to life with a new interactive Future Engineers
gallery, which opens to the public on 19
October 2018. The new gallery inspires an interest in STEM
subjects and highlights the creativity, social value and sheer
range of jobs available in engineering and related careers.
Jacobs worked with the museum to create the "Shape Your City"
exhibit, which lets visitors play an interactive table-top game as
they race against the clock to create a healthy and well-connected
sustainable city. This urban planning jigsaw invites visitors to
interact with different parts of the city such as housing,
stations, green spaces and landmarks and to make them work together
to create a successful city.
"The 'Shape Your City' exhibit encourages visitors to experiment
with key elements needed to make a city like London greener, happier and better connected,"
said Jacobs Buildings and Infrastructure Europe Senior Vice
President and General Manager Donald
Morrison. "These are exactly the city and transport
conundrums our engineers, designers and digital solutions experts
are tackling every day.
"We hope the new gallery will foster learning and curiosity
among our future talent and create a truly innovative and engaging
experience for the next generation of creators."
Sam Mullins, Director of London
Transport Museum, added: "From designing your city to having your
palm scanned by the latest ticketing technology, our new Future
Engineers gallery is great fun and challenges our visitors'
perceptions of engineering.
"The future London will be
shaped by engineers; our new gallery asks how much of a dreamer,
planner or fixer you are, creating a fresh view of the skills and
mindsets needed to make a career as an engineer."
Other partners for the new Future Engineers gallery include:
Bombardier Transportation, DCMS Wolfson Museums and Galleries
Improvement Fund, Luke Rees-Pulley Charitable Trust, Cubic
Transportation Systems, Mastercard and Microsoft.
London Transport Museum developed the Year of Engineering 2018
Future Engineers gallery as part of a U.K. government-led campaign
to raise the profile of engineering among 7- to 16-year-olds and
encourage young people to consider a career in engineering. To find
out more, visit yearofengineering.gov.uk, search #YoE on
Twitter.
Jacobs leads the global professional services sector delivering
solutions for a more connected, sustainable world. With
$15 billion in fiscal 2017 revenue
when combined with full-year CH2M revenues and a talent force of
more than 77,000, Jacobs provides a full spectrum of services
including scientific, technical, professional and construction- and
program-management for business, industrial, commercial, government
and infrastructure sectors. For more information, visit
www.jacobs.com, and connect with Jacobs on LinkedIn, Twitter,
Facebook and Instagram.
About London Transport Museum
The Museum is situated in the heart of Covent Garden and filled
with stunning exhibits; the Museum explores the powerful link
between transport and the growth of modern London, culture and society since 1800.
Historic vehicles, world-famous posters and the very best objects
from the Museum's extraordinary collection are brought together to
tell the story of London's
development and the part transport played in defining the unique
identity of the city. The Museum is a charity and the world's
leading museum of urban transport and a place for everyone to come
to understand and enjoy the story of London's journey. The Museum's charity number
is 1123122. Learn more at www.ltmuseum.co.uk/future-engineers, and
view Future Engineers gallery video live on Wednesday 17
October.
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