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Birdproof glass technology is getting better – but it's popularity still hasn't taken off

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Architects have known how to prevent their buildings from becoming bird killers for more than a decade: Patterned glass, exterior screens and turning the lights off at night can all significantly reduce bird deaths. But those standards clash with the big glass and big views that clients associate with big money.

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In Amsterdam, a new residential development draws on canyons, forests, and beaches

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Image credit: Sebastian van Damme Image credit: Sebastian van Damme At the front of the building, a landscape titled ‘The Rock’ is anchored by a large wooden sculpture that integrates a parking garage entrance.

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Sou Fujimoto's House of Music finally opens in Budapest

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billion) development billed to be one of the biggest in recent European history that includes the music hall, new national art gallery , cultural building, and landscaped areas situated a the center of one of the continent’s historic capitals of music.

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Snøhetta unveils green design for new Westchester Square Library in the Bronx

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Its two-story interior is organized around a need for natural light in educational spaces and the desire to frame a street-level exterior Viewing Garden that serves as a “counterpoint to the surrounding urban landscape” while adding “visual interest to the indoor experience.” ” Image co.

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Bundang Doosan by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF)

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The tower's rational form contains office, auditorium, and tenant amenity space, including the Doosan History Museum and a café that opens up to the landscaped roof terrace. Glass facades allow plentiful daylight into the interior space while limiting solar gain through vertical and horizontal exterior shading devices.

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Birdproof glass technology is getting better — but its popularity still hasn't taken off

Archinect

Architects have known how to prevent their buildings from becoming bird killers for more than a decade: Patterned glass, exterior screens and turning the lights off at night can all significantly reduce bird deaths. But those standards clash with the big glass and big views that clients associate with big money.

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Buoyed on the Bayou: The Pelican House Story

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Exterior Louisiana Prien Lake Home Located on an estuary of Prien Lake, straddling the Louisiana/Texas border, Pelican House exudes an elevated cabin aesthetic. Embraced and hammered by nature, Pelican House has withstood four hurricanes, both during and after construction.

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