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In the Studio: Kieran Stanley: Designing a Zoo

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Kieran Stanley: Designing a Zoo

31/10/2023 GMT

BBC World Service - In the Studio, Kieran Stanley: Designing a Zoo

Behind the scenes with Zoo designer Kieran Stanley

Behind the scenes with Zoo designer Kieran Stanley who has created some of the world's most impressive spaces to care for animals, including a new zoo in Gujarat, India.

Zoo designer Kieran Stanley has created some of the world's most impressive spaces to care for animals ranging from the Indian rhinoceros to the giant panda. He is passionate about animal welfare, wanting to inspire people to fall in love with wildlife in order to help protect nature.

Originally from Cork, Ireland, Kieran now lives in Berlin where he plans and designs zoos across the globe. He lists milestone projects in countries including the UK, Denmark, South Korea, Uzbekistan, China, and Germany. From his studios in Berlin, we find Kieran overseeing multiple international projects including a major, and slightly mysterious, new zoo development in Gujarat, India, called simply ’Zoo India’.

Working with a multidisciplinary team including architects, landscape architects, interior designers and communication designers, it quickly becomes clear that design is just one element of a complex and fascinating process. 

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(Photo: Kieran Stanley. Credit: Dan Pearlman)

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