2012 in Review

2012 was a big year for Animal Architecture. The 2012 Urban Animal Awards were announced – our biggest and most exciting competition to-date; Travis San-Pedro developed an excellent history of the Zoo, and over-all site traffic and visitors to the website has steadily increased. Thanks to all of the readers out there – we’ve been going at this for almost 4 years now and we could not have done it without you!

Here’s a quick look-back at some of the best content on Animal Architecture in 2012:

 

2012 Animal Architecture Awards:

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Scaffolding City:

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Rising Currents:

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PURCH at Russ Pitman Park:

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Hive City:

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History of the Zoo:

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