At least 1,000 birds died from colliding with just one Chicago building in just one day. The sixth mass extinction is hitting nature from *every* direction. #Degrowthwww.theguardian.com/us-news/2023...
McCormick Place, the largest convention center in North America, is largely covered with glass, making it a lethal obstacle for birds
Bird-safe building standards are paramount. Better Design and Architecture. Researchers and Creatives and Product Developers working hand in hand. 99percentinvisible.org/episode/murd...
“The surprising uptake of birding as a pandemic hobby,” writes design critic Alexandra Lange, “has created new visibility for bird collisions with glass, which kill as many as 1 billion birds in...
C'est terrible!
This isn't even a degrowth thing, it's building design that's harmful to everything around it, like that building that melted cars. We've known for a long time that we can avoid bird window collisions with UV markings, there's just a complacency in not making our buildings safer for everyone.