Comments on: Korkeasaari Zoo by Beckmann-N’Thépé and TN+ http://www.dezeen.com/2009/02/23/korkeasaari-zoo-by-beckmann-n%e2%80%99thepe-and-tn/ architecture and design magazine Mon, 22 Mar 2010 04:19:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Allen Nyhuis http://www.dezeen.com/2009/02/23/korkeasaari-zoo-by-beckmann-n%e2%80%99thepe-and-tn/comment-page-1/#comment-381004 Allen Nyhuis Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:15:49 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2009/02/23/korkeasaari-zoo-by-beckmann-n%e2%80%99thepe-and-tn/#comment-381004 As Matias is somewhat saying above, humans and animals are different. Animals are not like people, in having a desire for "freedom" the same way we do. They are all about eating, sleeping, and procreating, so as long as their instinctive needs are met, they will be happy. Thus, there is nothing at all bad about zoos. In fact, if not for zoos, many more animals would be extinct. Besides this, zoos bring animals to people, in particular children. When children learn to love animals, they will grow up to protect animals. This architecture truly does look exciting! I can't wait to go see it for myself. Allen Nyhuis, Coauthor: America's Best Zoos As Matias is somewhat saying above, humans and animals are different. Animals are not like people, in having a desire for “freedom” the same way we do. They are all about eating, sleeping, and procreating, so as long as their instinctive needs are met, they will be happy. Thus, there is nothing at all bad about zoos. In fact, if not for zoos, many more animals would be extinct. Besides this, zoos bring animals to people, in particular children. When children learn to love animals, they will grow up to protect animals.

This architecture truly does look exciting! I can’t wait to go see it for myself.

Allen Nyhuis, Coauthor: America’s Best Zoos

]]> By: Matias Blair http://www.dezeen.com/2009/02/23/korkeasaari-zoo-by-beckmann-n%e2%80%99thepe-and-tn/comment-page-1/#comment-249130 Matias Blair Thu, 02 Apr 2009 01:04:40 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2009/02/23/korkeasaari-zoo-by-beckmann-n%e2%80%99thepe-and-tn/#comment-249130 humans amd animal are species totally diferent.... they don't gonna understand why this architecture are so poor, and they gonna feel bad because the biological enviroment are so facke. terrible design¡ humans amd animal are species totally diferent…. they don’t gonna understand why this architecture are so poor, and they gonna feel bad because the biological enviroment are so facke. terrible design¡

]]> By: bas http://www.dezeen.com/2009/02/23/korkeasaari-zoo-by-beckmann-n%e2%80%99thepe-and-tn/comment-page-1/#comment-238207 bas Thu, 26 Feb 2009 09:09:18 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2009/02/23/korkeasaari-zoo-by-beckmann-n%e2%80%99thepe-and-tn/#comment-238207 it looks insane, shame im against zoo's! it looks insane, shame im against zoo’s!

]]> By: Aaron http://www.dezeen.com/2009/02/23/korkeasaari-zoo-by-beckmann-n%e2%80%99thepe-and-tn/comment-page-1/#comment-237908 Aaron Wed, 25 Feb 2009 11:27:06 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2009/02/23/korkeasaari-zoo-by-beckmann-n%e2%80%99thepe-and-tn/#comment-237908 Exactly *how * is this excellent architecture? Because it makes people go 'wow'? Excellent architecture, among other things, responds to the requirements of the brief. One would hope one of the key requirements of the brief was to house the animals in a humane way. I would suggest that a primary way of doing this would have been to have as little 'architecture' as possible. Many people wouldn't choose to live in a building like this. I suspect even fewer animals would. The same goes for Lord Foster's zoo design. Exactly *how * is this excellent architecture? Because it makes people go ‘wow’? Excellent architecture, among other things, responds to the requirements of the brief. One would hope one of the key requirements of the brief was to house the animals in a humane way. I would suggest that a primary way of doing this would have been to have as little ‘architecture’ as possible.

Many people wouldn’t choose to live in a building like this. I suspect even fewer animals would. The same goes for Lord Foster’s zoo design.

]]> By: Ben http://www.dezeen.com/2009/02/23/korkeasaari-zoo-by-beckmann-n%e2%80%99thepe-and-tn/comment-page-1/#comment-237707 Ben Tue, 24 Feb 2009 14:02:53 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2009/02/23/korkeasaari-zoo-by-beckmann-n%e2%80%99thepe-and-tn/#comment-237707 excellent architecture excellent architecture

]]> By: yimyim http://www.dezeen.com/2009/02/23/korkeasaari-zoo-by-beckmann-n%e2%80%99thepe-and-tn/comment-page-1/#comment-237686 yimyim Tue, 24 Feb 2009 12:09:10 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2009/02/23/korkeasaari-zoo-by-beckmann-n%e2%80%99thepe-and-tn/#comment-237686 more student work yay! more student work yay!

]]> By: Tarja Nurmi http://www.dezeen.com/2009/02/23/korkeasaari-zoo-by-beckmann-n%e2%80%99thepe-and-tn/comment-page-1/#comment-237608 Tarja Nurmi Tue, 24 Feb 2009 06:55:36 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2009/02/23/korkeasaari-zoo-by-beckmann-n%e2%80%99thepe-and-tn/#comment-237608 My distinguished colleague, Mr. Esa Laaksonen, director of the Alvar Aalto Academy here in Finland had quite a critical opinion about the result of this competition in ARKKITEHTIUUTISET, in his column in Finnish. I have no idea whether or not the column has been translated into English. Worth reading, though... Arkkitehtiuutiset is published by SAFA (www.safa.fi) and you can ask more abiut the content of the column from the pr person Ms. Päivi Virtanen - in case you are interested. My distinguished colleague, Mr. Esa Laaksonen, director of the Alvar Aalto Academy here in Finland had quite a critical opinion about the result of this competition in ARKKITEHTIUUTISET, in his column in Finnish. I have no idea whether or not the column has been translated into English. Worth reading, though… Arkkitehtiuutiset is published by SAFA (www.safa.fi) and you can ask more abiut the content of the column from the pr person Ms. Päivi Virtanen – in case you are interested.

]]> By: Mowgli http://www.dezeen.com/2009/02/23/korkeasaari-zoo-by-beckmann-n%e2%80%99thepe-and-tn/comment-page-1/#comment-237584 Mowgli Tue, 24 Feb 2009 04:46:29 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2009/02/23/korkeasaari-zoo-by-beckmann-n%e2%80%99thepe-and-tn/#comment-237584 Wow Wow

]]> By: Jay D http://www.dezeen.com/2009/02/23/korkeasaari-zoo-by-beckmann-n%e2%80%99thepe-and-tn/comment-page-1/#comment-237551 Jay D Tue, 24 Feb 2009 01:49:57 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2009/02/23/korkeasaari-zoo-by-beckmann-n%e2%80%99thepe-and-tn/#comment-237551 Exactly Aaron, exactly. Exactly Aaron, exactly.

]]> By: andreas http://www.dezeen.com/2009/02/23/korkeasaari-zoo-by-beckmann-n%e2%80%99thepe-and-tn/comment-page-1/#comment-237518 andreas Tue, 24 Feb 2009 00:28:23 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2009/02/23/korkeasaari-zoo-by-beckmann-n%e2%80%99thepe-and-tn/#comment-237518 something very erotic about this, maby its just me something very erotic about this, maby its just me

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