dESIGN CHALLENGE

• Client Concerns: 

  • Is the zoo experience for patrons helping the zoo meet its mission?

  • Could the exhibits be more interactive/hands-on?

  • Could Technology be integrated into more informational aspects of the zoo?

  • Is the zoo experience positive, comfortable and educational for all ages and types of people?

• Existing Conditions:

  • Animal habitats/buildings will not change

• Constraints: 

  • Incorporate all new design ideas into the existing habitat/buildings

• Project Challenge

  • Redesign one aspect of an exhibit to make it easier to learn about the animals, their habitat, risk level for being endangered

  • Define the age group this design is for

  • Explain how it would make the learning easier, faster and/or more accessible

  • How would this new design make the overall zoo experience better, more comfortable, or easier to use/be in the space