Taylor Moore

Taylor Moore is a freelance journalist based in Chicago. She writes about architecture, development, and equity, and has been published in Chicago magazine, the Chicago Reader, and elsewhere.

Dasha the tiger cools off in her pool at the zoo in Duisburg, Germany, during the recent European heatwave.
Environment

Investigating the Development of the Modern-Day Zoo

Zoo scholar Natascha Meuser reflects on the connection between zoo architecture and the natural environment, the balance between science and slick branding, and the zoo building's hybrid role as a prison, theater, and museum.