The zoo was born out of the need for the 'safe spectacle' where wild things were caged apart. What does Architecture cage? Perceptual cages, experiential cages, conceptual cages, all keep the wild things in Architecture in check as 'safe spectacles.' Even our perspectives are views through one-eyed, utopian cages. A short musing will reveal that our spectacles truly rest on our noses. Should Architecture encage (sic) or engage? The architectural zoo of safe spectacles is but a way to tame the wild things in Architecture. Nature and biodiversity have always been realms of the wild. Order, and the seeking of Order, have been our quests in taming the wild. The other zoo, is when we, as seers, are the ones in cages. What is this architectural zoo, when we dwell in it as a caged self?
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