Zoo building designs

Zoo buildings design and architects

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We choose the most interesting animal-related architectural projects globally by respected designers.

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In addition, we post frequent information and images of significant contemporary animal park architecture on this international website. Our focus is on internationally-significant architectural works.

Snowdon Aviary London Regent’s Park building

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Snowdon Aviary

Foster + Partners’ plans for the rebirth of the Snowdon Aviary building at ZSL London Zoo – transforming the historic exhibit into a state-of-the-art walk-through primate enclosure, and restoring the Grade II* listed structure.

Bristol Zoological Society Field Research Centre

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Bristol Zoological Society Field Research Centre Ankarafa Forest

Landscape architect Grant Associates has teamed up with Bristol Zoological Society (BZS) and fellow Bath based architect Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios (FCBStudios) in a project to save Madagascar’s critically endangered wildlife, including the blue-eyed black lemur, and their forest habitat.

House for Tasmanian Kangaroos, Copenhagen Zoo

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House for Tasmanian Kangaroos

Scandinavian firm White Arkitekter has designed the new house for the Tasmanian Kangaroos in Copenhagen Zoo. Without the barrier of a fence or wall, visitors can meet the kangaroos up close, but on the animals’ terms

Islands at Chester Zoo Building

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Islands at Chester Zoo Building

Design: AECOM, Architects. Largest development project in the history of British zoos wins Award For Best Large Project Presented By The Institution Of Structural Engineers – “by far the most complex loads to deal with were those resulting from the Orangutans”.

Zootopia in Jutland: Givskud

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We must make sure that our cities offer a generous framework for different people – from different backgrounds, economy, gender, culture, education and age – so they can live together in harmony while taking into account individual needs as well as the common good. Nowhere is this challenge more acrimonious than in a zoo.

Tbilisi Zoo – Building Concept Georgia

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New Tbilisi Zoo Building, Concept Design Georgia, Architect Tbilisi Zoo : Georgian Zoological + Recreation Complex Zoo Building Tbilisi – design by HASSELL, Architects 25 Jun 2012 New Tbilisi Zoo Georgia Design: HASSELL HASSELL appointed to design the new Tbilisi Zoo in Georgia The London Studio of HASSELL, working with Arup, has been appointed by … Read more

Emmen Theatre, Dutch Zoo Building

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Emmen Theatre and Zoo incorporates the surrounding outdoor spaces in a unifying scenography: The large new urban square; the landscape element, introducing the zoological park; the roof landscape, providing visitors with the opportunity to take a break from the noise and activity of the city.

Adelaide Zoo Giant Panda Forest Building

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Adelaide Zoo Giant Panda Forest Building

The design of the Panda Forest embodies the Zoo’s core principles of environment, education, conservation and research and redefines the concept of a zoo in the 21st century – as a contemporary conservation organisation with vital breeding and research programs.

Darwineum Rostock Zoo, Germany, Architect

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Darwineum Rostock Zoo, Germany

Rostock Zoo is getting a DARWINEUM. The permanent exhibition that is due to open in 2012 illustrates the origins and evolution of life on our earth by way of live animals.

Barcelona Zoo Bird Cage building

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Barcelona Zoo Bird Cage building

Cages for Macaws in the Palm Grove of Barcelona Zoo, Catalonia, designed by Battle & Roig Architects, Spain, has won the World’s Best Display Building award at the prestigious World Architecture Festival Awards (WAF Awards) 2009.

Perth Zoo Orang-utan Enclosure, Australia

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Perth Zoo Orang-utan Enclosure, Australia

The Perth Zoo’s Orang-utan Exhibit upgrade is our utopian project. It has combined many of our interests in the one project and proved to be a challenging and stimulating design task.