Airport Designer-Designed Birdhouses

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Renzo Piano

Norman Foster

Nicholas T. Grimshaw
(UK)

I have chosen aluminium as a material. Although, in energy terms, it is expensive to produce it is infinitely recyclable using only 20% of the energy originally needed to produce it. In fact, recycling aluminium is now so normal that it is anticipated that by the year 2020 it will be no longer be necessary to mine aluminium at all and that all the world needs will be met by recycled material.
Basically the structure is quite simple. An aluminium mast section is pin joined to a foundation. This mast section is supported by splayed legs consisting of two shock absorbers which will allow the structure to move a little and absorb the dynamic loads of wind uplift and bird movement. The shelter consists of ribs cantilevered from the main mast section with secondary stringers supporting simple ribbed aluminium cladding.
Entrances for the birds are created by simple riveted shapes as waterproofing is not a high priority with this building type. I would like to feel that this structure would help the Barn Owl to face the 21st century with confidence!

RFR/Jean-Francis Blassel+Henry Bardsley+Kieran Rice+Bernard Vaudeville

Began his design career while still a student. In 1965 established Terry Farrel & Nicholas Grimshaw. Founded Nicholas Grimshaw & Partners in 1980. Won the Mies Van der Rohe Pavilion award for the International Terminal at Waterloo. In 1994 received the Building of the Year Award from the Royal Institute of British Architects. >From the 70's began industrial architectural design for such companies as Citroen, Cezanne, Herman Miller, and BMW. Following these he designed sports and leisure facilities, commercial complexes, broadcasting facilities, and airport facilities.

Kazunori Sameshima

Nicholas T. Grimshaw

Curtis W. Fentress+J.H.Bradburn

Yoshihiko Sano+Kozo Abe+Koichi Ando

Kisho Kurokawa