zoo design

Sculpture is an art form that when done well can really enhance the aesthetics of a zoo by showcasing the grandeur of nature and often are enjoyed by visitors too. What are some examples of sculptures (either historic or contemporary) at zoos that you think are particularly beautiful or...

My name is Asad, and I am a cross-disciplinary design student at Parsons studying to be a zoo designer. There is not much existing literature on the subject of inclusive design in the zoo, so I have written a paper on the topic. I would appreciate any feedback on this work. I am inviting you to...

Small mammals often get a raw deal in both general conservation terms and zoos in comparison to large and "charismatic" megafauna. The impact of this bias is often reflected in the lacklustre way that small taxa are exhibited to the public at many zoos. However, there are also many positive...

Hello Everyone! My name is Tunya Chinpilas and I am a graphic student and an aspiring Zoo Designer from the UK. I am currently working on a publication about how perception, illusions and art theories can help zoo exhibit designs alter the modern-day perception of zoos. I have published the...

Hello everyone! As the title suggests, I am a graphic design student. My name is Tunya Chinpilas and I am a graphic design student from the UK. However, ever since my first work experience at a Zoo, I have decided that I would much prefer to work alongside the Zoo Industry, specifically as a...

Hi All! Over the last 11 years, I've had the honor of working with a tiny 2-acre rescue-rehab zoo in the California mountains. We've master planned a new 25 acre zoo on a mountainside site that fell threw due to failures of political partners. We've master planned a 10 acre zoo on a new site...

I am making a zoo design on my computer, and some of the species I have incorporated are rare, very rare, difficult to keep, and above all difficult to acquire. So I am wondering, how can a zoo in Europe (in real life) get hold off, and then keep successfully the following mammal species, some...

Hello -- Just throwing a question out there: Who do you consider to be the best or most innovative zoo designers / conceptualizers working today? And in a semi-related question... does anyone know how I could get in contact with David Hancocks? Any help would be most appreciated...

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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