Snowdon Aviary Building Renewal News, London Zoo Photos, Architect, English Listed Project Preservation
Snowdon Aviary Restoration, London
Zoological Building in Regent’s Park design by Foster + Partners Architects, south east England, UK
31 July 2021
Location: Regent’s Park, north London, NW1, England, UK
ZSL London Zoo ?unwraps? Snowdon Aviary
Renovation of historic London Zoo structure reaches landmark moment
Monkey Valley to open Summer 2022

Snowdon Aviary Demeshing photos © ZSL London Zoo
Snowdon Aviary Refurbishment News
Landmark footage shared by ZSL London Zoo shows the historic moment the famous Snowdon Aviary is ?unwrapped? – signaling a defining moment in the iconic structure?s restoration journey.
The dramatic footage shows experts abseiling down the Grade II listed building this morning (Friday 30 July) to carefully peel away the first of 200 mesh panels wrapped around it in 1965 – starting the one-year countdown to its summer 2022 rebirth as a new home for a troop of Eastern black and white colobus monkeys.
To celebrate the renovation project?s milestone, the Zoo also revealed today that the former aviary will be renamed Monkey Valley when it opens next summer – in recognition of its new role as the primate troop?s new home.

ZSL London Zoo?s Director of Fundraising and Engagement, James Wren said: ?It?s incredible to think that this piece of architectural history has now been seen ...