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A Penguin about to do something interesting.....but then deciding against it. Maybe they have telepathic powers, and could sense my disappointment that they weren't King Penguins....
Architects; Berthold Lubetkin, Tecton, 1934.
Fountains still playing in an empty pool, while most of the Penguins are thoroughly enjoying their new spacious Beach accommodation only few hundred yards away. I understand some 'status conscious' old timers are most unhappy to loose their Grade I listed building address which was envy of Penguins from Nort to South Pole. I have also heard some rumors that Health & Safety issues were also at play - hard concrete bad for Pingu joints.
Building: Former penguin pool, London Zoo
Architect: Berthold Lubetkin
Completed: 1930
The building was deemed not fit for purpose and the penguins moved to a new home in 2004. The building is Grade 1 listed so it can't be demolished or modified and it has become something of a white elephant for London Zoo.
www.dezeen.com/2019/01/08/penguin-pool-london-zoo-berthol...
I love the way the herons make themselves so at home in the penguin pool at London Zoo! I'd be disappointed if I visited the zoo and there wasn't at least one in there!
Am i in the water with this penguin or not ?
No its taken through glass .... lol .... but i would swim with them no probs.
Just got myself a new laptop, and transferring stuff and setting things up was a nightmare,
that's why i haven't been on Flickr for a few days. All sorted now i hope !!!!!
Berthold Lubetkin, 1934
Because of animal welfare, the penguins are nowadays in a more suitable pool. The old pool is a Grade 1 listed building in the UK Government scheme for protecting important buildings.
The original Penguin Pool at London Zoo in 1969. Designed by the Russian architect Berthold Lubetkin this structure is now a grade 1 listed building and was notable for its use of cantilever walkways, something that was fairly radical in 1934 when the pool was built.
Penguin Pool, London Zoo, 1934 by Berthold Lubetkin, Tecton with Ove Arup.
An exhibition in Victoria & Albert Museum , "Engineering the World: Ove Arup and the Philosophy of Total Design" is currently showing the 'nuts and bolts' of his office till 8th November 2016. On display are conceptual sketches, models, photos but the original computers used to calculate Sydney Opera House structure with huge piles of 'print outs' are worth seeing.
More from Arup in this Album;
Architects; Berthold Lubetkin, Tecton, 1934.
Original sketches and drawings, construction and occupiers in B&W. Colour photos show the replaced accommodation recently built.
Penguin Pool in London Zoo designed by Berthold Lubetkin in the 1930s. Unfortunately, the residents were moved to a new enclosure a few years ago, because, apparently, they suffered aching joints from having to walk all day on concrete. But it's beautiful concrete! Give them padded shoes, breed penguins with better joints, regularly rotate penguins between the new and the old enclosure,... Just bring back the penguins! The picture would have been so much better with one of the little fellas in there...
The original penguin enclosure at London Zoo, with the trademark dual helix ramps, have been moved to, I assume, a more "penguin--friendly" place and not risk themselves from falling off the ramps and now decorated with some strange looking metal insects instead.
Still an amazing concrete structure with minimal steel support. I hope they find a different use for it soon and not demolish it.
Opened in 1828, London Zoo is the oldest Scientific Zoo in the world. The Penguin enclosure was design was by Tecton, built in 1934. The structure is Grade 1 Listed.
Berthold Lubetkin Penguin Pool, London Zoo, Regent's Park, 1933-1934
There are many fine examples of architecture in London Zoo, but few have remained for their original inhabitants, such as the famous Art Deco Berthold Lubetkin penguin pool.
This picture was taken by my 12 year old son and I thought he composed it really well.
The Grade 1 listed Art-Deco Penguin Pool at London Zoo, Regents Park. No longer home to penguins because the concrete gives them arthritis and some fungal disease. Is supposed to be being used as a water feature. More at:
The Grade 1 listed Art-Deco Penguin Pool at London Zoo, Regents Park. No longer home to penguins because the concrete gives them arthritis and some fungal disease. Is supposed to be being used as a water feature. More at:
The Grade 1 listed Art-Deco Penguin Pool at London Zoo, Regents Park. No longer home to penguins because the concrete gives them arthritis and some fungal disease. Is supposed to be being used as a water feature. More at:
The classic art-deco "lido" style Penguin Pool at ZSL London Zoo was opened in 1934 to a design by Berthold Lubetkin and is a Grade 1 Listed structure. Sadly due to concrete fatigue, it can no longer be safely used and the Penguins have been given a new home near the entrance.
Is it just me, or are penguins some of the funniest animals ? Even my heavy processing of this Penguin shot can't disguise the strong back-lighting of this shot taken at the Cotswold Wildlife Park, I've opted for a blue tone to imply a bit of appropriate 'coldness'.
The Grade 1 listed Art-Deco Penguin Pool at London Zoo, Regents Park. No longer home to penguins because the concrete gives them arthritis and some fungal disease. Is supposed to be being used as a water feature. More at:
London Zoo 4-5-2013 London Zoo is the world's oldest scientific zoo. It was opened in London on 27 April 1828, and was originally intended to be used as a collection for scientific study. It was eventually opened to the public in 1847. Today it houses a collection of 755 species of animals, with 16,802 individuals, making it one of the largest collections in the United Kingdom.
The Grade 1 listed Art-Deco Penguin Pool at London Zoo, Regents Park. No longer home to penguins because the concrete gives them arthritis and some fungal disease. Is supposed to be being used as a water feature. More at:
The Grade 1 listed Art-Deco Penguin Pool at London Zoo, Regents Park. No longer home to penguins because the concrete gives them arthritis and some fungal disease. Is supposed to be being used as a water feature. More at:
London Zoo 4-5-2013 London Zoo is the world's oldest scientific zoo. It was opened in London on 27 April 1828, and was originally intended to be used as a collection for scientific study. It was eventually opened to the public in 1847. Today it houses a collection of 755 species of animals, with 16,802 individuals, making it one of the largest collections in the United Kingdom.
The Grade 1 listed Art-Deco Penguin Pool at London Zoo, Regents Park. No longer home to penguins because the concrete gives them arthritis and some fungal disease. Is supposed to be being used as a water feature. More at:
The Grade 1 listed Art-Deco Penguin Pool at London Zoo, Regents Park. No longer home to penguins because the concrete gives them arthritis and some fungal disease. Is supposed to be being used as a water feature. More at:
London Zoo 4-5-2013 London Zoo is the world's oldest scientific zoo. It was opened in London on 27 April 1828, and was originally intended to be used as a collection for scientific study. It was eventually opened to the public in 1847. Today it houses a collection of 755 species of animals, with 16,802 individuals, making it one of the largest collections in the United Kingdom.
It's elliptical, it has intertwined swirly ramps, and it's one of the first architectural uses of reinforced concrete
The Penguin Pool (1934) designed by Berthold Lubetkin is, for me, one of the highlights of London Zoo. No longer used for birds, it is simply beautiful, epitomising in a non-residential structure the aesthetics of 1930s architecture and is now Grade 1 listed.
The first 8 pictures in this series are my first posts from my new Fujifilm X20. I am clumsy with it at this stage and out of my comfort zone photographing animals and birds (with any camera) so I was much happier with fixed subjects.
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London Zoo 4-5-2013 London Zoo is the world's oldest scientific zoo. It was opened in London on 27 April 1828, and was originally intended to be used as a collection for scientific study. It was eventually opened to the public in 1847. Today it houses a collection of 755 species of animals, with 16,802 individuals, making it one of the largest collections in the United Kingdom.
The Penguin Pool (1934) designed by Berthold Lubetkin is, for me, one of the highlights of London Zoo. No longer used for birds, it is simply beautiful, epitomising in a non-residential structure the aesthetics of 1930s architecture and is now Grade 1 listed.
The first 8 pictures in this series are my first posts from my new Fujifilm X20. I am clumsy with it at this stage and out of my comfort zone photographing animals and birds (with any camera) so I was much happier with fixed subjects.
TZ30_P1000482M