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The Guardian - UK
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Lifestyle

Creature comforts: a history of animal architecture

Animal architecture: Holbeck Urban Village Wildlife Competition
An impression of the animal tower blocks that Garnett Netherwood architects plan to build along the Leeds and Liverpool canal Photograph: Garnett Netherwood Architects
Animal architecture: Holbeck Urban Village Wildlife Competition
A detail of one of the wildlife towers. It is hoped that various species of bird will build their nests in the structures Photograph: Garnett Netherwood Architects
Animal architecture: A sheepdogs sits in his doghouse in a kennel on a Scottish farm
A sheepdog sits in his pebbledash kennel on a Scottish farm Photograph: Hubert Stadler/Corbis
Animal architecture: Dog Haus: Architecture Unleashed
One of the designer dog houses on show at Dog Haus: Architecture Unleashed, at the Oakland Museum of California Photograph: Pico Van Houtryve/AP
Animal architecture: La Petite Maison custom made luxury doghouses - Apr 2008
La Petite Maison makes luxury dog houses that feature anything from air conditioning to artworks to canine furniture. Prices go up to £25,000 Photograph: La Petite Maison/Solent News / R/Rex Features
Animal architecture: La Petite Maison custom made luxury doghouses - Apr 2008
A La Petite Maison dog house designed for the supermodel Rachel Hunter, to match her home in California Photograph: La Petite Maison/Solent News / R/Rex Features
Animal architecture: The Elephant House designed by Foster + Partners at Copenhagen Zoo, Denmark
The Elephant House by Foster+Partners at Copenhagen Zoo, Denmark Photograph: Lina Ahnoff
Animal architecture: The Penguin Pool, London Zoo, London designed by Berthold Lubetkin
The Penguin Pool at London Zoo, designed by Berthold Lubetkin Photograph: Chris Gascoigne/View Pictures/Rex Features
Animal architecture: The underwater tunnel in the Arctic Ring of Life exhibition at Detroit Zoo
The underwater tunnel in the Arctic Ring of Life exhibition at Detroit Zoo, US Photograph: Richard Cummins/Corbis
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