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Bristol Zoological Society Field Research Centre
Indian Ocean Island Building in Ankarafa Forest – design by Grant Associates / FCBStudios
17 Nov 2017
Bristol Zoological Society Field Research Centre
BZS field research centre and eco-tourist camp in Ankarafa Forest, Sahamalaza Peninsula
Location: Ankarafa Forest, Sahamalaza Peninsula, Radama National Park, north western Madagascar
Design: Landscape architect Grant Associates ; architect Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios
West Country designers team up with Bristol Zoo to save Madagascar’s lemurs
Bath based designers team up with Bristol Zoological Society to save endangered wildlife Landscape architect Grant Associates has teamed up with Bristol Zoological Society (BZS) and the Richard Feilden Foundation (RFF), in conjunction with fellow Bath based architect Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios (FCBStudios), in a project to save Madagascar?s critically endangered wildlife, including the blue-eyed black lemur, and their forest habitat.

photograph © FCBS
Grant Associates is helping BZS to develop its existing field research centre and eco-tourist camp in the heart of Ankarafa Forest in Sahamalaza Peninsula, part of Radama National Park. This north western part of Madagascar is one of the most biodiverse on earth and lies within an UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.

photo © Andrew Grant
The team wants to help protect the forest from continuing...