{"id":2532,"date":"2016-11-19T00:01:39","date_gmt":"2016-11-18T16:01:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesis.arch.hku.hk\/2016\/?p=2532"},"modified":"2016-11-19T10:54:00","modified_gmt":"2016-11-19T02:54:00","slug":"city-zoo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thesis.arch.hku.hk\/2016\/city-zoo\/","title":{"rendered":"City Zoo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Thesis Statement<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Is there a way to compact planet earths various terrain along with its ecosystem architecturally?<\/strong> My thesis would be; the exploration of compacting <strong>untamed<\/strong> nature and unrolling qualities of a landscape along with its ecological qualities into a <strong>building<\/strong> \u2013 a\u00a0<strong>city\u00a0zoo<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Land Argument<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Usually when we think of going to a zoo, traveling to a sprawl area and looking at caged animals is usually the first thing that comes to mind. But in the context of <strong>Hong<\/strong> <strong>Kong<\/strong>, where there\u2019s limited land, situating a zoo that conventionally takes up large plots of land is <strong>difficult<\/strong> <strong>to<\/strong> <strong>argue<\/strong>. But if untamed nature could be <strong>domesticated<\/strong> and <strong>condensed<\/strong>, there would be an <strong>opportunity<\/strong> for zoo situated in a city.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ethical Argument<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Should wild animals be caged? In the case of Hong Kong&#8217;s Zoological and Botanical Gardens, animals are <strong>caged,<\/strong> caging nature. Are there <strong>better ways<\/strong> to <strong>ethically<\/strong> provide habitat for animals without caging them?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why a zoo?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>In every major city, there is a renown zoo.<\/strong> New York has Bronx zoo, Singapore has a Night Safari. When comparing these to Hong Kong\u2019s Zoological and Botanical Gardens exhibit, our city zoo is <strong>poorly<\/strong> <strong>designed<\/strong> for both the <strong>caged<\/strong> <strong>animals<\/strong> and <strong>visitors<\/strong> <strong>view<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Any major city<\/p>\n<p>Hong Kong, Existing site of Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens (an improvement of the zoo)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Considerations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Animals (comfort\/<strong>hierarchy<\/strong>\/ecosystem)<\/p>\n<p>Visitors (visual pleasure\/ educational pleasure)<\/p>\n<p>Zoo (interest of zoos, ie money?)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thesis.arch.hku.hk\/2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/11\/haha-1.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2534\" src=\"http:\/\/thesis.arch.hku.hk\/2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/11\/haha-1-300x235.jpg\" alt=\"haha\" width=\"300\" height=\"235\" srcset=\"http:\/\/thesis.arch.hku.hk\/2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/11\/haha-1.jpg 300w, http:\/\/thesis.arch.hku.hk\/2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/11\/haha-1-210x165.jpg 210w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>ha-ha<\/strong>, a landscape design element\u00a0that creates a vertical barrier while preserving an uninterrupted view of the landscape beyond.<\/p>\n<p>How this is perceived\/understood is an important understanding of various users (including animals)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Areas to studies<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Zoo typologies throughout history (zoo designs)<\/p>\n<p>Animal living requirements (comfort)<\/p>\n<p>Existing context of HK Zoological and Botanical Gardens.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Readings<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Terra Incognita &#8211; Evolution of The Zoos, an overview of significant zoological developments spanning from biblical times through to contemporary proposal<\/p>\n<p>Kennith J Polakowski \u2013 Zoo Design: The Reality of Wild Illusions<\/p>\n<p>Monika Ebenhoh &#8211; Evaluating Zoo Design, the importance of visitor studies<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thesis Statement Is there a way to compact planet earths various terrain along with its ecosystem architecturally? 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