architecture

A few years back, the Historic England archive (previously a part of English Heritage) digitised their collection of architectural photographs, which have now been put online. Mostly this consists of photographs of churches and stately homes, but the occasional zoo makes its way into the...

Macropus rufogriseus rufogriseus investigates the steps leading to the grass-covered reservoir above Ouseley Pond.

I was just thinking about some zoos stuck for size or have alot of 'ugly old zoo enclosures' if they could convert old zoo enclosures into something showcasing a different animal. Does anyone know any cool or unusual examples of this or any ideas of where they could do this?

Hello everybody once again, Some time ago I decided to share my progress in my master project publicly. I focus around the zoo in Antwerp. It is about architecture. The general topic is about same as what Robbrecht & Daem are doing. So my way of sharing is publishing a little anonymous...

The debate on aesthetics vs. functionality has been an ongoing one on ZooChat for quite some time now. While some zoos built strictly naturalistic exhibits others, with Copenhagen Zoo, being one of the leaders, are increasingly bringing in contemporary architecture as a main point when building...

An architecture group hosted a competition for designs of a "vertical zoo" that they wanted to propose for Buenos Aires. Have fun looking at this and please try to keep your screaming down. You have neighbors, after all :D ::: Arquitectum 2010::: Publications

Thought it was about time that we got some information about what in the not-too-distant future will be the biggest aquarium in Northern Europe. This new mega-structure will the called The Blue Planet and located by the beach just outside central Copenhagen. The Blue Planet aquarium is actually...

I have really been interested in zoo Architecture and I'm a freshmen in high school, I would like to do this sort of thing as a career. I am not a stranger to architecture and have already taken a few classes. Could some one maybe through me a couple tips or college I should think about going...

Antwerp Zoo, Belgium.

View at the park.

View at the garden.

View at the beautiful garden. Look at the statue above at the entrance of the park.

at the Antwerp Zoo in Belgium.

View at the park.

Bird building (1948) at the Antwerp Zoo in Belgium.

Aquarium of the Antwerp Zoo, Belgium. It's build from 1905 until 1910 (first use in january 1911). Above the aquarium building you have the reptile building of the zoo.