Place and Time

Location: Marcus Commons – 2131 E Hartford Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53211
Time: 12:30 – 6:00 pm

Please register for the workshop

WORKSHOP

Workshop Summary:

In North America, an estimated 500 million to 1 billion birds are killed in building collisions every year. The Architecture for the Birds workshop and keynote lecture will introduce the scope and causes of this problem and examine how Architects and Designers can create solutions that prevent the deaths of birds and other animals that occur due to collisions with buildings.

12:30–1:15 PM
Taco Truck

1:30–2:15 PM
Intro to Bird Strike Event: What is Happening at UW Milwaukee
(UWM: Filip Tejchman)

2:15–3:30 PM
ABCBirds 301: Bird-Friendly Building Design (ABC: Bryan Lenz)

3:30-4:30 PM
Pizza and Networking

4:30–6:00 PM
Keynote Lecture (Deborah Laurel)

6:00 PM
Reception (Cash Bar)

BIO:

Deborah Laurel, principal at Prendergast Laurel Architects, studied architecture at The University of Texas at Austin, earning a Bachelor of Architecture with Honors. Deborah has designed both public and private projects in New York City including works for The New York Public Library, The Fire Department of New York, and PS1 MOMA. Deborah was elected to the Board of New York City Audubon in 2016, and currently serves as Board Secretary. Deborah also continues committee work with The Bird-Safe Building Alliance, advising on bird friendly glazing materials. Past work includes NYC Audubon’s Project Safe Flight, work as a team member for the U.S. Green Building Council LEED Pilot Credit 55: “Bird Collision Deterrence” and an advisory role for San Francisco’s 2011 “Standards for Bird-Safe Buildings”. In 2014, Deborah’s article “Executive Perspective: Birds, Glass, and Sports Stadiums” was published in Thomson Reuters. Over the years she has contributed to bird collisions articles published in journals such as The NY Times and The Guardian. Deborah has delivered presentations on bird-friendly building design at Greenbuild, the AIA, Pratt Institute, and other NYC design seminars.

Questions, comments?

All lectures are free and open to planners, students, staff, faculty, and friends of the University. For more information contact Architecture Chair Karl Wallick.