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World zoo and aquarium architecture : vol. 01 / txt edited by Natascha Meuser. - 335 p. : ill. ; maps ; plans ; col. ; 24 cm. book

Includes bibliographical references.

INTRODUCTION The Institute for Zoo Architecture 9 --
ARCHITECTURAL THEORY: BUILDING HISTORY TYPOLOGY --
Architecture in the Zoo, Theory and History of a Building Typology 19 --
Zoological Gardens, From Colonialism to Democracy 39 --
Aquarium Buildings: The Development of Public Aquariums 119 --
THEORY OF DESIGN --
Design Parameters for a Typology of Zoo Buildings 149 --
Building Typologies and Visual Impact 163 --
The Parameters 175 --
ZOO BUILDING AS AN EXPRESSION OF NEW ANIMAL HUSBANDRY --
Blurring Boundaries 193 --
A Home for the Wild 203 --
Spatialized Habitats 211 --
ZOO BUILDINGS AS A SUBJECT OF MONUMENTAL PRESERVATION --
World Cultural Heritage Zoological Garden 217 --
Zoo Architecture in the GDR 221 --
The Zoo Buildings by Heinz Graffunder 229 --
ZOO BUILDINGS AS A SUBJECT OFARCHITECTURAL CRITICISM --
Exotic Architecture at the Zoo 245 --
Farewell to the Lawn 249 --
Publication on Zoo Architecture 253 --
ZOO BULDINGS AS AN ELEMENT OF ARCHITECTURAL EDUCATION --
Learning Through Buildings 259 --
Building for Pandas and Big Cats 265 --
Aquariums and Marine Museums 295 --
APPENDIX --
Publications 311 --
Bibliography 313 --
Press Reviews 319 --

An overview of current trends in planning zoos and aquariums.

ISBN: 9783869224640 3869224649

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Zoos--Design and construction
Aquariums, Public--Design and construction
Design and Construction

LC Class. No.: QL76 / W67 2024