Zoo 2027 and the Monkeys Run the Monkey House

2007 Abstract: Visit the zoo in 2027 and you’ll be amazed! Projecting trends of the past twenty years into the future, the author takes you for a visit to a future medium-size Australian zoo. Key features include: a) animals trained to operate life-support...

Deep Green Design

2007 Abstract: Where is the green heart of green design? Are we focusing too narrowly on the technology, the means and methods of green design, to see the obvious connections we could make to nature? Has green design been redefined as simply an engineering...

Career Opportunities in Zoo Design

1996 (updated 2006) Abstract: I often receive inquiries from students asking how to prepare for a career as a zoo designer, and I have prepared this short paper as a response.

Naturlistic Enrichment

2006 Abstract: Positive zoo visitor experiences of animals behaving naturally in realistic displays can be enhanced with interactive, dynamic enrichment features. This paper will present examples using inexpensive natural materials which support interpretive storyline...

The Unzoo Alternative

2005 Abstract: All zoos the world over are based upon the tradition of managing wild species with captivity and coercion. However, new zoo keeping tools like reward-based training and environmental enrichment show the way to a new concept of zoos, the “Unzoo...

Plan Ahead: A Short Overview of the Planning Process

2005 Abstract: Zoo master planning can be a complex business. This paper summarizes benefits as well as common failings of planning a proposes a process for planning large and small interdisciplinary projects. The advantage of in-house planning versus use of planning...