Article source: BIG

Architects’ greatest and most important task is to design man-made ecosystems – to ensure that our cities and buildings suit the way we want to live. We must make sure that our cities offer a generous framework for different people – from different backgrounds, economy, gender, culture, education and age – so they can live together in harmony while taking into account individual needs as well as the common good. Nowhere is this challenge more acrimonious than in a zoo. It is our dream – with Givskud – to create the best possible and freest possible environment for the animals’ lives and relationships with each other and visitors.

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• Architects: BIG
• Project: ZOOTOPIA
• Location: Givskud, Denmark
• Date: 01/09/2013
• Status: In Progress
• Size in m2: 1200000
• Project type: Commission
• Client: Givskud Zoo
• PROJECT TEAM:
  • Partner in Charge: Bjarke Ingels, Jakob Lange
  • Project Leader: Nanna Gyldholm Møller
  • Team: Aleksander Wadas, Thomas Juul Jensen, Romain Pequin, Agnete Jukneviciute, Sofia Adolfsson and Maren Allen

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