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Penguin Pool, London Zoo, Regent's Park, London: model of the pool with penguins

RIBA2844-23
Lubetkin Drake & Tecton
NOTES: This was Tecton's second commission for the Royal Zoological Society, the site consisting of a series of derelict ponds and a paddock. A dramatic design was needed to show off the antics of the penguins and this was achieved by two cantilevered ramps spiralling around one another without any intermediate support. The surrounding trees were kept and a cover provided around part of the elliptical structure to protect the penguins from the sun. The flat paths were coated with plastic rubber, the steps were of slate and the concrete ramps were kept wet by a revolving fountain. The structure was allowed under a clause in the London Building Act which exempted from the regulations buildings under a certain size which were not destined for human habitation and which were more than 30 ft from any other building. The pool had been allowed to fall into a state of disrepair after the Royal Zoological Society encountered strong opposition to its plans for major alterations in 1951. The pool was listed in 1970 and restored in 1988. The executive architects were Lubetkin and Drake.

Designs for six circular badges showing birds

RIBA3066
Voysey, Charles Francis Annesley (1857-1941)

Designs for six circular badges showing sea creatures and birds

RIBA3070
Voysey, Charles Francis Annesley (1857-1941)
NOTES: The badge entitled "Halcyone" is taken from a 1904 wallpaper or textile design by Voysey.

Design for a nursery textile showing a shepherd, squirrel and bird in a tree

RIBA4112
Voysey, Charles Francis Annesley (1857-1941)

Design for a wallpaper showing birds among grapes and leaves

RIBA4114
Voysey, Charles Francis Annesley (1857-1941)

Shops and apartments in former Adua Square, Nafka Avenue / Keren Street, Asmara: balcony with lion-shaped brackets

RIBA4447
NOTES: The original name of the square was Piazza Italia, and later Piazza Michele Bianchi.

Elephant House, Whipsnade Zoo: one of the residents by the pool

RIBA4761
Lubetkin & Tecton
NOTES: Each of the four Indian elephants was allotted a separate circular unit. The use of top lighting and continuous long windows which could be closed in the winter combined the need for public display with the comfort of the animals. The buildings are relatively small because it was only intended that young elephants should be housed at Whipsnade, the older ones remaining in London. However, larger elephants replaced the original inmates and the Zoo authorities accordingly made some alterations to the buildings.

Elephant House, Whipsnade Zoo: two residents taking to the pool

RIBA4762
Lubetkin & Tecton
NOTES: Each of the four Indian elephants was allotted a separate circular unit. The use of top lighting and continuous long windows which could be closed in the winter combined the need for public display with the comfort of the animals. The buildings are relatively small because it was only intended that young elephants should be housed at Whipsnade, the older ones remaining in London. However, larger elephants replaced the original inmates and the Zoo authorities accordingly made some alterations to the buildings.

Lion statue, Market Square, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire

RIBA5365
Duresne, A.
NOTES; This is one of a pair of cast-iron lions brought to the town from the grounds of Waddesdon in 1888.

Cathedral of San Geminiano, Modena: close-up of one of the two lions flanking the Porta Regia

RIBA5472
Anselmo da Campione (fl. 1160-1175)
NOTES: Construction on the Cathedral began in 1099 under the direction of the masterbuilder Lanfranco. It was consecrated in 1184. The Porta Regia was added in 1209-1231 by Anselmo da Campione and his heirs. The lions, probably discovered while digging the foundations, are of Roman age.
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