Tecton Group the leaders in bringing continental modernism to Britain. The group's first commission was the 1932-1934 gorilla house in the London Zoo in Regent's Park. After the successful completion of the gorilla house, the group designed a penguin pool for the zoo, which contained a unique double helix-shaped walkway without intermediate supports for the penguins and a large swimming area. The group's successes at the London Zoo resulted in their designing two other zoos: Whipsnade Zoo in Bedfordshire and Dudley Zoo in West Midlands. The group then designed the Highpoint I tower, an apartment complex in Highgate. The complex set a
Northeastern Wisconsin Zoo Northeastern Wisconsin Zoo The Northeastern Wisconsin Zoo, commonly referred to as the (NEW Zoo) is a zoo located Suamico, Wisconsin, in the United States. The is situated northwest of the Brown County Reforestation Camp, , which together cover and have over a half million visitors each year. The NEW Zoo does not receive local or regional tax support for its annual operating budget. The area where the zoo is located was covered with pine and oak forests when European settlers began arriving in the 1800s. Intensive lumbering soon cleared most of the land and residents began planting crops. Once the