In June Jon delivered an hour-long webinar on zoo design trends to the Practical Animal Welfare Science (PAWS) webinar platform. Also, in June Jon collaborated with colleague Sabrina Brando to deliver a virtual lecture on improving animal welfare through integrated...
These overcrowded elephant facilities need to be adapted for protected contact management and greatly enlarged to meet even existing needs. 2021: Working with David Morgan and Margaret Whittaker for Wild Welfare, Jon prepared conceptual plans for expanding the...
Jon’s schematic design-level Reptile House floor plan 2021 Jon designed a small new reptile house for the Kyabram Fauna Park working with Director Lachlan Gordon based upon his 2019 master plan. It is now under construction.
2020: Jon submitted a manuscript for peer review and publication titled Facility design for disabled and aging wild animals scheduled to appear as a chapter in Optimal Welfare of Aging Wild Animals in Human Care, Dr Sarah Chapman and Sabrina Brando, Editors. Jon...
2020: In November Jon was a virtual keynote speaker for the Visual ACT ‘20 Conference of the Thai Architectural Foundation in Bangkok on subjects ranging from the impact of culture on personal space requirements in urban building codes to proven advantages of...
2020: In September Jon participated in an in-depth virtual interview by Prof Robert Young of Salford University UK about zoo design for improved animal welfare.
