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
Whipsnade Zoo scimitar-horned oryx, Waterbuck, African penguin and ring-tailed lemurs. Animal demonstrations and include 'Sea lion splash' and 'Birds of the world'. Talks also take place daily throughout the summer season including lemur talks, giraffe browse and penguin feed. The park and ZSL receive no government funding, and rely mainly on entrance fees, memberships, its 'Fellows' and 'Patrons' scheme and various corporate sponsorships. The park takes advantage of the Gift Aid charity donation scheme. Whipsnade was one of the sets for ITV's "Primeval", where a ferocious predator from the future kills a lion and three people. The zoo is one of the