Not a Penguin Pool
Bittner, Regina / Bian, Yujia / Camarena, Daniella / Kantrowitz, Sarah / Palá¿ti, Andrea / Pestarino, Julieta / Roig Canepa, Patricia / Stiftung Bauhaus Dessau
In the summer of 1934, the London Zoo opened its new Penguin Pool. Designed by Berthold Lubetkin
and the Tecton Company, in collaboration with Ove Arup, the elegant, interlocking concrete spiral
ramps on which the penguins "showcase their social talents" was met with universal acclaim.
In the years since, the structure has been celebrated for its iconic architecture-and has justly
been criticized for its inadequacy when it comes to housing pen...