Night Safari, Singapore – the first night zoo in the world

Constructed at a cost of S$63 million, the Night Safari was officially opened on 26 May 1994 and occupies 40 hectares (0.4 km²) of secondary rainforest adjacent to the Singapore Zoo and Upper Seletar Reservoir. Night Safari houses over 1,000 animals of 120 species, of which 29% are threatened; about a million visitors visit the safari per year. The lighting design was developed over several years, involving extensive prototypes and testing.

Simon Corder presented a paper about the Night Safari lighting to the American Zoo and Aquarium Association in 1995.

Client – Wildlife Reserves Singapore
Director – Bernard Harrison
Lighting Design Consultant – Simon Corder

Night Safari, Singapore 1994
Photographs – (B&W) Simon Corder
Night Safari – Wikipedia
Night Safari – website