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London Zoo Architecture News
Key Zoological Buildings in Regent’s Park, south east England, UK including the Snowdon Aviary
31 July 2021
ZSL London Zoo ‘unwraps’ Snowdon Aviary
photograph © ZSL London Zoo
Snowdon Aviary Restoration, London Zoo
Landmark footage shared by ZSL London Zoo shows the historic moment the famous Snowdon Aviary is ‘unwrapped’ – signaling a defining moment in the iconic structure’s restoration journey.
24 Oct 2016
Snowdon Aviary London Zoo Building
Location: Regent’s Park, north London, NW1, England, UK
Snowdon Aviary London Zoo
Aviary at London Zoo added to Historic England’s at risk register
photograph © Adrian Welch
Aviary designed by Lord Snowdon and Cedric Price in 1962-65 as part of a wider expansion and modernisation of this zoo in the heart of the British capital city.
The Aviary is an aluminium and steel structure on concrete foundations.
photo © Adrian Welch
Access is provided via a cantilevered concrete bridge which spans the length of the structure. Urgent repairs are needed to the aluminium mesh and further investigative work is needed to assess the condition of the four aluminium tetrahedra and steel cables.
Funding has been secured from the Heritage Lottery Fund for the full repair of the Aviary. Work is due to start in 2017.
photo © Historic England
Condition: Poor
Priority Category: D – Slow decay; solution agreed but not yet implemented
Designation: Listed Building grade II*, RPG grade I, CA
photo © Adrian Welch
page updated 16 Jun 2014
London Zoo Buildings
Location: Regent’s Park, north London
Address: Regent’s Park, Outer Circle, London NW1 4RY
Phone: 0844 225 1826
Main designs at London Zoo : Penguin Pool + Aviary
Photographs from 7 Nov 2012
Aviary building at the north side of this site at Regent’s Park:
photos © Adrian Welch
Elephant & Rhino House:
photo © Adrian Welch
London Zoo Building – office at north side of the site:
photo © Adrian Welch
Significant Structures, alphabetical:
Gorilla Kingdom
Date built: 2008
Design: Proctor Matthews
Snowdon Aviary
Dates built: 1962-64
Design: Anthony Armstrong-Jones, Cedric Price, Frank Newby
Elephant & Rhino House
Dates built: 1962-65
Design: Casson & Conder
Penguin Pool
Date built: 1934
Design: Tecton – Berthold Lubetkin
Gorilla House
Date built: 1932
Design: Tecton – Berthold Lubetkin
North Gate Kiosk
Date built: 1936
Design: Tecton – Berthold Lubetkin
This zoo in Regent’s Park is the world’s oldest scientific zoo. It was opened in London on 27 April 1828, and was originally intended to be used as a collection for scientific study. It was eventually opened to the public in 1847.
Source: wikipedia
Area: 15 ha
Opened: April 27, 1828
Opening Hours: generally 10:00 am – 6:00 pm, check with operators
More information online re Zoological Buildings London soon
Location: London NW1 4RY, England, UK
London Architecture
London Architecture Design – chronological list
London Zoo Penguin Pool architect : Berthold Lubetkin
London Zoo
This is the world’s oldest scientific zoo. It was opened in London in 1828, and was originally intended to be used as a collection for scientific study. It was eventually opened to the public in 1847. It houses a collection of 758 species of animals, with 16,802 individuals, making it one of the largest collections in the United Kingdom. The zoo is sometimes called Regent’s Zoo.
It is managed under the aegis of the Zoological Society of London (established in 1826), and is situated at the northern edge of Regent’s Park, on the boundary line between City of Westminster and Camden (the Regent’s Canal runs through it). The Society also has a more spacious site at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo in Bedfordshire to which the larger animals such as elephants and rhinos have been moved. As well as being the first scientific zoo, ZSL London Zoo also opened the first Reptile house (1849), first public Aquarium (1853), first insect house (1881) and the first children’s zoo (1938).
ZSL receives no state funding and relies on ‘Fellows’, ‘Friends’, ‘Members’, entrance fees and sponsorship to generate income.
Source: wikipedia
London Eye
Design: Marks Barfield Architects
Zoo Architects – Tramway theatre building
Somerset House
Design: William Chambers, Architect
The Royal College of Art, Howie Street, SW11 4AY
Architects: Herzog & de Meuron
photo © Iwan Baan
Royal College of Art Battersea Campus
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