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Gorilla House, London Zoo: Exterior · The Gorilla house was designed by Berthold Lubetkin and Godfrey Samuel in 1932
1/2 · Exterior · The Gorilla house was designed by Berthold Lubetkin and Godfrey Samuel in 1932Photo: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK · CC BY 2.0 · source
Gorilla House, London Zoo: Exterior · Chimps Breeding Colony, the Gorilla House
2/2 · Exterior · Chimps Breeding Colony, the Gorilla HousePhoto: Katie Chan · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Photo 1: Exterior · The Gorilla house was designed by Berthold Lubetkin and Godfrey Samuel in 1932Photo 2: Exterior · Chimps Breeding Colony, the Gorilla House

Culture & sport · Modernism

Gorilla House, London Zoo

Berthold Lubetkin (Tecton) · London, GB · 1933

Key featuresWhite cylindrical drum in 10 cm reinforced concrete, with a rotating semi-circular top-hung screen.

Architect
Berthold Lubetkin (Tecton)
Place
London, GB
Year
1933
Typology
Culture & sport
Movement
Modernism
Region
Europe
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