"Assessing the feasibility of a project takes many forms, including evaluating the economic parameters relative to projected attendance, capital expense, operating costs, revenue and return on investment. The vital question; will this Cultural Attraction attract enough visitors to be self-sustaining.

Once economic parameters have been established, however, it is only through empirical experience that the Designer can approach the project with the level of sensitivity necessary to bring the subject to life".

Touring the "blowdown" in the aftermath of the Mount St. Helens eruption helps the design team became familiar with the area before attempting to interpret it.