The urban environment contributes to the fragmentation of natural habitats and physically showcases the animosity toward wildlife through overly-manicured environments, anti-bird spikes, and the overuse of glass facades.
How can architecture act as a vessel and contribute to the resiliency of natural systems? The adaptive reuse of the historic James A. Farley Buliding in New York City exemplifies how we may re-orient our relationship to nature within the city.
The puncturing of the building improves internal porosity while an interior double facades creates a buffer zone for the many protected species of birds the site receives. The reuse of this site into a public nature lab facility speaks to how architecture may begin to soften the harsh conditions of city life both for humans and animals in order to adapt and become a space of cohabitation.
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