Research and practice: Birds and glass facades

Even though it is almost impossible to imagine modern architecture without glass, it represents an omnipresent danger to wild birds. Nevertheless, with careful planning many of the risks can be avoided.

Research and practice: Birds and glass facades
Anything that disperses light and distorts reflectivity reduces the risk for birds. In this case, a metal mesh has been laminated into the composite glazed facade. Administration building in Rorschach (CH), Gigon /Guyer 2014 © Hans Schmid