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11CI <br />Minnesota <br />Comprehensive site <br />Zoological Garden <br />development of the <br />Comprehensive <br />p <br />480 acre zoo In Apple <br />Design Approach <br />Valley, Minnesota <br />was based on the <br />concept of <br />integration of Interior <br />and exterior <br />environments. The <br />basle site <br />components Include <br />perking and <br />automobile access; <br />the main building; <br />plazas and pedestrian <br />environments; and <br />the exterior animal <br />exhibits of the <br />Northern Trek. <br />Entry Plaza The most intensely <br />used outdoor apace <br />Is the plaza <br />connecting the <br />tropical exhibit, <br />administration <br />facilities and <br />education wing. <br />Occuring at different <br />levels end <br />programmed for a <br />variety of uses, the <br />plaza presents a <br />unif led character <br />through the <br />Introduction of a <br />system of sits <br />furnishings, <br />plantings, and paving <br />textures. Major <br />considerations <br />Include access for <br />the handicapped and <br />minimal maintenance <br />requirements. <br />