Rodolfo Almira, Reniel Aguila, Osmar Oliva, and Manuel Guerra
are all avid animal lovers and made the objective of their
project “to help and preserve helpless animals as God taught
us”. The 500ft project, which is currently being funded by a
Kickstarter project, is designed to not only house animals, but
to teach the public “how animals live, evolve and interact.”
Those that purchase a membership from their website will also
get access to a 24 hour surveillance feed which will chronicle
the construction of the Ark. Once built, online visitors will
also have the opportunity to enter into each of the chambers of
the ark from anywhere in the world. Visitors will have the
option to donate animals to the cause and adopt the offspring of
the animal couplings. The ark’s facilities will also include
restaurants, a petting zoo for children, a veterinarian for the
animals and interactive tours. The design raises several
questions: will there be enough room in these chambers for the
planet’s larger animals? Could displ