Zoophoria!

The Story of the Modern Conservation Zoological Park as Told by its Leaders

@ Nevin Lash Nevin Lash’s career took a turn when he heard about the emergence of CLR Design in Philadelphia, a design company dedicated...

Ever since playing an instrumental role in the habitat design of Disney’s Animal Kingdom, PJA Architects has been one of the principal...

Rob Halpern has carved a role in the zoo industry as the authority on zoo landscapes. While he will always be remembered for his work on...

It could be argued there has never been a more talented and influential zoo designer than John Gwynne. During his tenure as Head of...

For the last four decades, Ace Torre and his firm Torre Consortium have been household names in the zoo design industry. He has become...

Unlike most other institutions who hire design firms, the four zoos and one aquarium under the Wildlife Conservation Society have their...

For over thirty years, the Portico group has been creating some of the very best zoo habitats ever built. The group has helped raise the...

Becca Hanson is one of the most innovative and well respected zoo designers in the field. Along with her husband, David Roberts, she...

Jon Coe has been at the cutting edge of zoo design since helping to establish immersion habitats in the 1970s. Throughout the years he’s...

Lee Ehmke has helped elevate zoo habitat design to new heights both as a designer and a director. “I think it’s very critical how things...