What is Project ZOO?

Project ZOO started in 2005 as a partnership between RMIT Industrial Design and Melbourne Zoo. This partnership, recently extended to the Zoos Victoria network (Melbourne Zoo, Werribee Open Range Zoo and Healesville Sanctuary), offers to RMIT/ID and the broader community a number of interesting challenges and exciting projects. One of such challenges is this Upper Pool Studio (others include Postgraduate activities as well as publications and special events). In 2005 we worked with the Primate Department at Melbourne Zoo and students developed a number of concepts and activities for the five resident orang-utans and their keepers. This year you might work with the same department or with other sections of either Melbourne Zoo or Werribee Open Range Zoo that require our attention.