Monday, February 2nd, 2009

Park Views And The Periodic Dull Thud Of Migrating Birds

Richard Meier’s new glass-facade building next to Brooklyn’s Prospect Park is killing birds midflight:

“An all-glass building adjacent to the park is a deathtrap for birds,” said Glenn Phillips, executive director of NYC Audubon.

“The design is a set-up. It’s putting huge, uninterrupted, solid panes of glass adjacent to a landscape, and that’s a recipe for disaster.”