zoo design

Located in the Midwestern United States, this original fantasy zoo is my latest major project designed for the Spec Zoo Forums; with the majority of exhibits being arranged into five distinct biomes.

Welcome everyone, for over a year after the conclusion of my previous zoo thread, I am proud to introduce the debut of a new project which has been a longtime coming regarding its design. Similar to Rembrandt Park, the scheduling of each post is set to be sporadic, which itself is a response to...

I contemplated waiting till 2025 to start this thread, but let's just say I'm a bit impatient. We return to Myrtle Beach, a tourist haven which has some smaller zoological facilities, but none that really stick out from the crowd. Until now that is. The Myrtle Beach Zoological Park hosts 945...

I have began working on an impressive zoo in minecraft, currently titled "Wild World Resort". While the Vanilla Version of Minecraft has some limits on the amount of Mobs/wildlife that I could use, I have decided to make a custom modpack in Version 1.19.2 and cram it full of mods to boost the...

I am a current architecture student and I am proposing a thesis project for an aquarium. I have been looking for established zoos or cities that may not have an aquarium, but could support one or may already have one that needs to be reimagined. Smaller or larger zoos and cities anywhere in the...

The purpose of this thread is to discuss my speculative plan for changes the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium can make going forward. Much of this is based on information I know about future zoo renovations (publicly shared), but also my own personal thoughts/opinions over the different regions of the...

I am a current architecture student and I am proposing a project for a retile house. I have been looking for established zoos that may not have a reptile and amphibian exhibit or may already have one that needs to be reimagined. Smaller or larger zoos anywhere in the world are on the table! Thanks!

Without using "private vs public" as a reason, what do you think intrinsically separates zoos from other, similar facilities accredited by the AZA?

Hi, and welcome to my new spec zoo project. My initial spec zoo (Tchentlo Lake Zoo (My Dream Zoo)) met its downfall due to my lack of research and realism in its design. However, ZooSC at Myrtle Beach will be much more researched and as realistic as possible. So let's get started shall we...

So I’m making a comic about a zookeeper that suddenly gets the ability to talk to animals, and so naturally I’m gonna need to design some enclosures! Figured I’d keep them here. Pardon my sloppy handwriting, I’m happy to translate if anyone needs

Currently reading Heini Hediger's Studies of the psychology and behaviour of captive animals in zoos and circuses and Wild Animals in Captivity. Also reading David Hancocks' A Different Nature. I'm wondering what other books have been historically important for modernizing captive animal...

Historically, zoo animals have been exhibited in taxonomic fashion. Partly for ease of care, partly for zoos having a "stamp collecting" mentality. More recently, we've had zoogeographic exhibits: which can be wonderfully educative, but are often repetitive across zoos. "Asian temple", "Amazon...

Sometimes, an animal exhibit is very good and always popular among visitors. The same animal in another zoo is just average, although exhibits are about the same size, the same price, and have nothing extraordinary. I wonder why? Do you know such very popular exhibits for average species? Or...

I often turn to your posted pictures to explore landscape ideas for my projects. So thank you for all you share. In appreciation, I share this eBook by respected Indian zoo professional Dr. Brij K. Gupta https://www.researchgate.net/publication/343097091_Barrier_Design_for_Zoos (also posted...

Just to share little bits which you seen in some zoo and really liked. Savanna exhibit for zebra, antelope and similar in Lyon zoo has some prickly bushes planted in the dry moat. It looks like there is no moat. But, if course, ungulates are too heavy to climb out on the bushes. I am not...

Jon has presented his thoughts on zoo design and zoo history with links to many of his articles, in a new website Jon Coe | Zoological Parks & Botanical Garden Design | Zoo Design

What exhibits you know that are unique in design, and could be an example for other zoos to follow? There is lots of talk that zoos have become homogenous and copy each other exhibits. What zoos might copy in the next years? An example from the past decades is that Apenheul zoo built a very...

Well everyone. I suppose that one of you could say that after going through several changes for the description, species lists, general research, and finally, the overall layout that this project has been extensively going through for the past year and a half. I am more than excited to present...

What examples you know of art pieces in zoos? For example, Berlin Tierpark has many sculptures, some coming from the time when it was a castle park. At Vogelpark Walsrode, in the gift shop there were metal bird sculptures for sale. Probably some local artist put sculptures on display with some...

Hi everyone, I’m Anthony, a zoo enthusiast and herp lover from London, UK. I’ve been a follower of the fantasy zoos forum for many years and thought it was time to get involved. I wanted to design a world class zoo, situated here in the UK, that would give the likes of San Diego, Taronga and...