Penguin Pool, London Zoo(slide)

Name of building
Penguin Pool, London Zoo(slide) 
Construction year
1934 
Structural system
Shell 
Primary use
 
Architect
Tecton(Berthold Lubetkin) 
Architect2
 
Structural engineer
Ove Arup 
Constructor
 
Professional
 
Country
UNITED KINGDOM 
Address
Prince Albert Rd/Regents Park, London 
Means of transportation
walking 1.5km west from Underground Camden Town Station. 
Admission
outside:OK. inside:OK
opens everyday 10:00-17:30/winter 10:00-16:00 
Reference
①月刊『建築文化』1997年1月号。特集:モダン・ストラクチャー。彰国社刊。ロンドン動物園のペンギンプール。村野清文。88+89頁。 
Note
滑り台=slide
bus #274 between Camden Town Station and Marble Arch Station.
10 years later, the Ove Arup & partners was established in 1946.
The slide has a structure in which a reinforced concrete flat plate is tilted.
photo taken on August 22, 2002. ⑪-131. 
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