Main entry:

Meuser, Natascha, 1967- author. aut

Title & Author:

Zoo buildings / Natascha Meuser ; translation, Geoffrey Steinherz.

Publication:

Berlin, Germany : DOM Publishers, [2019]
©2019

Description:

551 pages, 1 unnumbered page : illustrations (some color), facsimiles, plans (some color), portraits ; 29 cm

Series:

Construction and design manual

Notes:
Translation statement of responsibility from page 552.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 544-547) and indexes.
(from table of contents) Introduction -- Building for animals : stalking a rare species -- Architectural theory : learning from Charles Darwin -- Building history : from colonialism to democracy -- Building typology : between prison, theatre, and museum building -- Historical zoo buildings : selected examples. Elephant houses -- Primate houses -- Big cat houses -- Contemporary zoo buildings : selected examples. Buildings for elephants -- Buildings for primates -- Buildings for big cats -- Buildings for giraffes -- Aquatic worlds -- Polar worlds -- Tropical worlds -- Exhibition buildings -- Abstract.

Summary:

"This is the first ever manual to systematically delve into the zoo as an architectural typology. German architect Natascha Meuser examines five generations of zoological structures in order to show that zoo architecture has always incorporated social values, fostering the coexistence of humans and animals, ever since the opening of the first scientifically run zoo. This manual presents the documentation of thirty historical, pioneering zoo buildings that set new standards regarding both function and aesthetics. Moreover, it offers an in-depth analysis of fifty international zoos that have been built over the last twenty years. It includes to-scale floor plans, elevations, and sections, as well as large photos that offer previously unseen insights. The author also presents ten design parameters that can serve as guidelines while planning a zoological structure."-- back cover

ISBN:

9783869226804 (hardcover)
3869226803 (hardcover)

Subject:

Zoos Design and construction.
Animal housing History.
Zoos Pictorial works.
Animal housing Pictorial works.
Animaux Logement Histoire.
Jardins zoologiques Ouvrages illustrés.
Animaux Logement Ouvrages illustrés.
Animal housing
Zoo exhibits History.
Zoos Designs and plans.
Zoos History.

Form/genre:

History

Added entries:

Steinherz, Geoffrey, translator.
Construction and design manual.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 305741
Call No.: BIB 251597
Status: Available