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MASTER PLANNING

Several years ago, the Chicago Zoolog- Our Master Plan design team
ical Society embarked on the multi-year was chosen in late 2022, following
process to develop a bold, new a competitive selection process.
Master Plan—a long-term planning We are delighted to be working
document that guides an organization’s with an incredible team that includes
future growth. Our Master Plan will Booth Hansen, a nationally recognized
take us past Brookfield Zoo’s Centennial architecture and planning firm head-
Celebration in 2034. quartered in Chicago, and Jones & Jones,
a Seattle-based architecture, landscape
architecture, and planning firm with
extensive experience in designing zoo
habitats and master plans. MASTER GOAL 1 – Secure Brookfield Zoo as a leading
To get a feel for the Zoo campus, zoological institution
the design team has been touring PLAN GOAL 2 – Transform the Zoo by providing a
the grounds, buildings, and exhibits, GOALS new paradigm of visitor experiences
observing animals, and absorbing and animal habitats
large amounts of information.
The planning process for the new GOAL 3 – Increase the meaningful impact of the
Master Plan was officially kicked off in Zoo experience with implementation
January 2023. The design team held of new projects at multiple scales
visioning sessions with the Zoo’s GOAL 4 – Do things in a way no other zoo has
Executive Team and the Master Planning done yet
Committee of CZS’s Board of Trustees.
Dr. Michael J. Adkesson, president and CEO of the Chicago In the months to come, we look GOAL 5 – Create a more cohesive experience
Zoological Society, leads a Master Plan visioning session.
forward to doing a lot of hard work
The process began with a land planning, dreaming, and designing
survey and facility condition assessment what this incredible Zoo will become
of 170 structures so we can understand in the decades ahead!
the status of our buildings and grounds.
The land survey by the American Land
Title Association determined that the
footprint of the Zoo is 235 acres—19 acres
more than we had previously thought!

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