AWARDS:
Projects in italics are recipients of exhibit design awards in their respective regional associations: AZA, CAZA and ZAA-Australasia.
 


 

Al Ain Wildlife Park & Resort
Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

     • Master Development Plan Facilitation, 2005
        (with Bernard Harrison & Friends and AldrichPears Associates)
     • Master Concept Plan, 2006
     • “Biodiversity Campus” Master Plan: The Renovation of the Core Zoo, 2014
• Rapid Improvements Projects Concept Development, 2014
     • Sand Cat Conservation Centre Concept Development, 2015
     • Reptile House Renovation & Expansion Concept Development, 2015
     • “Chimpanzee Forest” Renovation & Expansion Design Development, 2015

AQUARIUM DU QUéBEC
QUéBEC CITY, QUéBEC, CANADA

• Polar Bear Renovation & Expansion, 2016
• River Otter, Sea Otter and Seal Exhibit Design, 2020

ASSINIBOINE PARK ZOO
WINNIPEG, MANITOBA, CANADA

• Kid’s Discovery Zone Concept, 2016

Auckland Zoo
Auckland, New Zealand

     • “Night Forest” Exhibit Concept, 1993, Review, 2005
     • Strategic Master Plan, 1994 - 2005
     • Tropical Rain Forest Exhibit Design & Construction, 1995
     • “Lion Pridelands” Exhibit Design & Construction, 1997
     • “Sea Lion Shores” Exhibit Design & Construction, 2002
     • Entry Concept Plan & Design Overview, 2002
     • Master Plan Update, 2004
     • “NZ Night Forest” Concept Review, 2005
     • Capital Projects Priorities Workshop, 2008
     • Master Plan Update, 2008
     • Elephant Exhibit Expansion Concept Workshop, 2009
     • “'Gator Territory” Exhibit Design & Construction, 2009     
     • Tamarin / Macaw Exhibit Design & Construction, 2010
     • Master Plan Update, 2010
        (with ORCA Consulting)
     • Southeast Asia Exhibit: Orangutans & Tigers Concept Plan, 2012
     • Tasmanian Devil Exhibit Design & Construction, 2013
• Kids Place Schematic Design, 2014
     • “Pridelands Escarpment” Exhibit Design & Construction, 2015
        (with Thorburn Engineers)
“Southeast Asia Jungle Track” Exhibit Design & Construction, 2015-2022
• “Waitangi Trail” External Park Development Design Development, 2016
• Master Plan Update, 2017
• Lion / Okapi / South America Concept Plans, 2019
• White Rhino Concept Plan, 2021

BAIYER RIVER SANCTUARY
WESTERN HIGHLANDS PROVINCE, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

• New Park Sanctuary Concept, 2017

BC WILDLIFE PARK
KAMLOOPS, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA

• Bear & Otter Exhibit Concept, 2006
• Exhibit Development Plan/Master Plan, 2006

Calgary Zoo
Calgary, Alberta, Canada

     • Master Plan, 2011
     • “Lemur Forest” Exhibit Design & Construction, 2015
        (with Kasian Architects)
• “Panda Mountain” Concept Design & Marketing Video, 2015

CHATTAHOOCHEE NATURE CENTER
ROSWELL, GEORGIA, USA

• Indoor Exhibits Design - River Tank, Bank Tank, Forest Alcove (Owl & Turtle), Opossum Shed, 2008 (with Aldrich Pears)

CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN ZOO
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO, USA

• Rocky Mountain Wild Design, 2012
• “Water’s Edge Africa” Design & Construction, 2016 - 2020

Dallas Zoo
Dallas, Texas, USA

     • Strategic Master Plan, 1994
     • Chimpanzee Exhibit Design & Construction, 1996
     • Lacerte Family Children's Zoo Design & Construction, 1999
        (with AldrichPears Associates)
     • Long Range Development Plan, 2000
        (with ORCA Consulting)
     • “Asian Giants” Concept Plan, 2002
     • “The Great Grasslands” Concept Plan, 2002
     • “Grasslands Carousel” Concept Development & Design Support, 2002
• Lorikeet Aviary Concept
• Children’s Zoo Update Concept Plan, 2007

Dreamworld
Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

     • “Tiger Island” Renovation & Re-theming Plan, 2014
        (with Guy Cooper, Atomiq and Natural Encounters)
• Vision Plan, 2015
• “Lazy River” Concept Plan, 2017

Dubai SCIENCE MUSEUM
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

     • “Green Planet” Visitor Experience, Living Habitat & Exhibit Design & Construction, 2015
        ( with Grout McTavish Architects, Jim Peterson Design, T.A. Maranda Consultants, and
Gallagher Associates)

Edmonton Valley Zoo
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

     • Master Plans 1994 / 2005
     • Polar Bear / Seals Concept Plan, 2005
     • Capital Funding Support, 2006
• Entry Concept Plan, 2008
(with ORCA Consulting)
     • “Natures Wild Backyard” Children’s Zoo Concept Plan, 2008
 • “Polar Extremes” Concept Design, 2009
     • “Polar Extremes - Arctic Shores” Exhibit Design & Construction, 2010
        (with Group2 Architects, Ted Maranda, Biohabitats and AldrichPears Associates)
     • “The Wander” New Entry, Circulation, Play, Exhibit & Interpretive Experience
Design & Construction, 2014
        (with Dialog Design, T.A. Maranda Consultants, Biohabitats, ORCA Consulting, and
Tall Order Communications + BeeBox Design)

FRESNO CHAFFEE ZOO
FRESNO, CALIFORNIA, USA

• “Sea Lion Cove” Design, 2014
• ”African River Journey” Hippo / Hoofstock / Primates Concept Design, 2016
• Master Plan, 2021

ZOO DU GRANBY
GRANBY, QUéBEC, CANADA

 • Pavilion de l’Oceanie Concept, 2010

Hamilton Zoo
Hamilton, New Zealand

     • Master Plan, 2014
     • Siamang Exhibit Design & Construction, 2015
• Great Ape Exhibits (Chimpanzee) Concept, 2018
• Lion / Kiwi / Aviaries Concept Workshop, 2018

HEALESVILLE SANCTUARY
HEALESVILLE, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA

 • Long-Range Development Plan, 2003
 • Entry Study Concept, 2005
 • Long-Range Development Plan Update, 2006

High Desert Museum
Bend, Oregon, USA

     • “Desert Waters” Concept, 2006
• Interpretive Master Plan: 2007
        (with AldrichPears Associates)

HOUSTON ZOO
houston, texas, usa

• Master Plan, 2017
“Texas Wetlands” Design & Construction, 2017
 • Orangutan Exhibit Renovation Design & Construction, 2017
South America’s “Pantanal” Design & Construction, 2019
• Orangutan Exhibit Renovation Concept, 2019
• “Birds of the World” Exhibit Design & Construction, 2019
• “Galapagos” Aquarium & Exhibit Design & Construction, 2019
• “Flamingo Terrace” (Refreshment Area) Design & Construction, 2020
• “Jack’s Cafe’” Design & Construction, 2022

LAKE SUPERIOR ZOO
DULUTH, MINNESOTA, USA

 • Master Plan, 2010 (with Main Street Design & Zoo Advisors)

LONDON ZOO
OUTER CIR, LONDON, ENGLAND

 •Clore Pavilion (Small Mammals) Refurbishment, 2005
 • Gorilla Exhibit Concept, 2005
 • Squirrel Monkey Encounter Concept, 2005
 • Penguin Exhibit Renovation Concept, 2005

MAGNETIC HILL ZOO
MONCTON, NEW BRUNSWICK, CANADA

 • Amur Cats Exhibit Concept, 2014

Minnesota Zoo
Apple Valley, Minnesota, USA

     • Master Plan & Feasibility Study, 2002
     • “Russia’s Grizzly Coast” Concept Plan, 2003
     • “Heart of the Zoo” Concept Plan, 2006

MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM
MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA, USA

• Penguin Exhibit Renovations Developed Design, 2019

NASHVILLE ZOO
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE, USA

• African Savanna Master Plan, 2021
• “Leopard Forest”, Design & Construction, 2022
• “River Safari” Boat Ride Schematic Design, 2022

NATURELAND WILDLIFE TRUST
TAHUNANUI BEACH RESERVE, NELSON, NEW ZEALAND

 • Master Plan, 2019

Ocean Park Hong Kong
hong kong, china

     • Long-Range Development Plan Participant, 2005
     • “Astounding Asia” Exhibit Design & Construction: Giant Panda / Otter / Goldfish,
        2006 - 2008
     • “Otter” Entry Exhibit Design & Construction, 2008
     • Giant Panda Veterinary Research & Healthcare Centre Interpretation Planning &
        Design, 2012
        (a joint project with Ocean Park for the Wolong Panda Sanctuary in Dujiangyan,
        Sichuan, China)
• “Astounding Asia” Red Panda Exhibit Concept, 2012
• Wolong Panda Research Station Interpretive Design, 2016
(a joint project with Ocean Park for the Gengda center within the Wolong Panda
Sanctuary)

Odense Zoo
Odense, Denmark

     • “Kiwara” Master Plan, 2008
     • Science Zoo Concept Plan. 2008
     • “Fishbone Bay” Concept Plan, 2008
     • “Kiwara-Savanna” Exhibit Design & Construction, 2009
        (with AldrichPears Associates)
• Master Plan Update, 2013
     • “The Spirit of Hans Christian Andersen” Concept Plan, 2013
     • Zebra Mongoose Exhibit Design & Construction, 2013
     • Entry Redevelopment Design & Construction, 2014
     • “China of the Nightingale” Concept Plan, 2014

OKLAHOMA CITY ZOO
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA, USA

• Seal & Sea Lion Exhibit, Design & Construction, 2022

OMAHA’S HENRY DOORLY ZOO & AQUARIUM
OMAHA, NEBRASKA, USA

• “Owen Sea Lion Shores” Design & Construction, 2019

OREGON COAST AQUARIUM
NEWPORT, OREGON, USA

• Master Plan, 2016

palmerston north, Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand

     • “Wildbase Discovery” Bird Rehabilitation & Interpretation Centre Design, 2014-2015
        (with the City of Pamerston North and Massey University Veterinary &
        Communications Colleges)

PALO ALTO JUNIOR MUSEUM & Zoo
PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA, USA

• Bobcat Exhibit Design & Construction, 2009
• “Loose in the Zoo” Design & Construction, 2019

Perth Zoo
Perth, Western Australia

     • Orangutan Visitor Experience Improvements & Interpretation Design & Construction,
        2014
• Gorilla Exhibit Concept, 2017

Peru National Aquarium
Lima, Peru

     • Detailed Concept Design & Feasibility Study, 2014
        (with James Peterson Design, Zoo Advisors, TJP Engineering, PAE, SvR and Michael
        Ogden)

PHILADELPHIA ZOO
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, USA

 • Children’s Zoo Concept, 2007

PUEBLA AFRICAM SAFARI
PUEBLA, MEXICO

 • New Park Concept, 2018

SAINT LOUIS ZOO
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, USA

• Master Concept Development Plan, 2017

SAN DIEGO SAFARI PARK
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, USA

 • Kids’ Kingdom Concept, 2004

San Francisco Zoo
San Francisco, California, usa

     • Master Plan, 1985
     • Master Plan Updates, 1994 & 2006
     • Priorities Planning Concept Planning for the Board, 2008

Sequoia Park Zoo
Eureka, California, usa

     • “Watershed Heroes” Exhibit Design & Construction, 2014
        (with Emily Routman and Biohabitats)

     • “Native Predators” Concept Plan, 2014
• Master Plan, 2016
• Canopy Walk Concept, 2018
• “Native Predators” Design, 2020

SYDNEY AQUARIUM
SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA

 • Visitor Experience Master Plan, 2010

Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo
Tampa, Florida, usa

     • Master Plan, 1995
     • Florida Discovery Center Concept Plan, 1996
     • “Walleroo Station” Children’s Zoo, 2002
        (with AldrichPears Associates)

Taronga & Western Plains Zoos
Sydney & Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia

     • Master Plan, 1999
        (with AldrichPears Associates)
     • “Backyard to Bush” Concept Plan, 2000
     • “Great Southern Ocean” Concept Plan, 2000
     • “Asian Elephant” Concept Plan, 2000
     • Black Rhino Concept Plan, 2001
     • Chimpanzee Exhibit Renovation Design & Construction (Sydney), 2008
        (with Jackson Teece Architects and The Cunningham Group)
     • New Zoo Concept Plan, 2010
     • “Tiger Trails” Renovation Plan (Sydney), 2010
     • “Lemur Treetops” & Play Area Concept Plan (Sydney), 2010
     • Master Plan Updates, 2013
     • Lion / Savanna / Meerkats Concept Plans (Sydney), 2014
• Giraffe Concept Plan (Western Plains), 2014
• Education Center Concept (Western Plains), 2015
• “Lions on the Loose” Concept & Schematic Design (Western Plains), 2018
• Framework Plan - Circulation Master Plan (Sydney), 2019
• Congo (Gorilla) Exhibit Concept (Sydney), 2019

TORONTO ZOO
TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA

• African Rainforest Pavilion, Gorilla Exhibit, 2000
• Master Plan, 2015
• Orangutan Exhibit Concept Design Advisor, 2017

Vancouver Aquarium
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

     • Aquarium Renovation & Expansion Master Plan & Park Board Approval (with MCMP Architects), 2006-2009
     • “Canada’s Arctic” Exhibit Design & Construction, 2010-2016
        (with Jim Peterson Design, MCM Architects, PCA Global)
• Penguin Exhibit Concept & Schematic Design, 2019
• Strategic Directions Workshop, 2020

WAITANGI TREATY GROUNDS
WAITANGI, NEW ZEALAND

• Concept Plan for Park with Native Species, 2018

Wellington Zoo
Wellington, New Zealand

     • Long-Range Development Plan, 2003-2005
     • Long-Range Plan Update, 2007
     • “Meet the Locals” Exhibit Design, 2013
     • Asian Sun Bear Exhibit Design & Construction, 2013
        (with WETA Studios)

Woodland Park Zoo
Seattle, Washington, usa

     • Tropical Rain Forest Exhibit Design & Construction, 1990
        (with Arthur Erickson Architects)
     • "Penguins of the Humboldt Coast" Design & Construction, 2009
        (with Ted Maranda and Michael Ogden, of Natural Systems International and
        Woodland Park Zoo)
     • "Banyan Wilds", 2013-2015
        (with ORB Architects, Turnstone Construction, MLA Engineers, Hope Engineering and
        Woodland Park Zoo)
• Tree Kangaroo Breeding Facility Concept, 2014

Zoos Victoria Projects
Melbourne, Werribee & Healesville, Victoria, Australia

     • Master Planning Workshops, 2000
• Long-Range Development Plans, 2003
     • Orang Utan Concept Plan
     • Platypus Breeding Centre Concept Plan
     • “Lions on the Edge” Exhibit Design, 2004
     • “Kubu River Hippos” Exhibit Design (Werribee), 2006
        (with Michael Ogden of Natural Systems International)
     • Melbourne Zoo Sea Lion Concept & Operational Plan, 2005
• Long-Range Development Plan Updates, 2006
• Master Plan & Revision (Werribee), 2017 & 2018
• 3-Zoos Master Plan Updates, 2020 - 2021

Zoological Society of London
London, England, UK

     • Clore Pavilion Refurbishment, 2005
     • Lions @ Whipsnade Exhibit, 2005
        (with AldrichPears Associates)
     • Gorillas @ London Concept Plan, 2005
     • “Squirrel Monkey Encounter” Exhibit Design & Construction, 2005
     • Penguin Exhibit Renovation Concept Plan, 2005

Zoo Zürich
Zürich, Switzerland

     • Invited Participant: New Elephant Park Design Competition / Runner up, 2008
        (with Cuningham Architects)

Al Ain | “Biodiversity Campus" Master Plan

 

Auckland Zoo | Gator Territory

 

Dreamworld | Tiger Island

 

Houston Zoo | Flamingo Terrace

 

Ocean Park Hong Kong | Astounding Asia

 

Odense Zoo | Kiwara

 
 

Sequoia Park Zoo | Watershed Heros
Photo: Steve Hofhine

 

Taronga Zoo | Chimpanzee Exhibit
Photo: Samantha Connelly

 

Wellington Zoo | Malayan Sun Bear
Photo: Arielle Darr www.thedigidiaries.com

 
Woodland Park Zoo | Banyan Wilds | Asian Small Clawed Otter Exhibit Photo: Ryan Hawk/Woodland Park Zoo

Woodland Park Zoo | Banyan Wilds | Asian Small Clawed Otter Exhibit
Photo: Ryan Hawk/Woodland Park Zoo

 

Werribee Open Range Zoo | Lions on the Edge
Photo: James Troi

Projects prior to 2003 were completed with Becca Hanson and David Roberts as founding Design Principals at The Portico Group.