travel north america united states utah zion national park visitor's center
ARCHITECTS: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE - DENVER SERVICE CENTER / JAMES CROCKETT, LARRY KILBORN, KRISTA COPELAND (2000)


The contempory Zion Visitor's Center is a showplace for government-sponsored "green" construction.
The natural stone, concrete, glass and wood structure features cooling towers, trombe walls, and other design features designed
to take full advantage of the local climate.

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Visitors Center, Zion National Park, Utah, USA, 2005.



Visitors Center, Zion National Park, Utah, USA, 2005.



Illustration explaining "green" construction features of the architecture, Visitors Center, Zion National Park, Utah, USA, 2005.



Trombe wall on the southern exposure, Visitors Center, Zion National Park, Utah, USA, 2005.



Base of cooling tower inside building, Visitors Center, Zion National Park, Utah, USA, 2005.



Lynn and I, Visitors Center, Zion National Park, Utah, USA, 2018.



Friend Rose and I, Visitors Center, Zion National Park, Utah, USA, 2018.




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