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Sep18

Written by:host
9/18/2009 11:32 AM 

A skyscraper for the birds: Aqua gets an award from animal rights group  

Sept 17, Chicago

Chicago architect Jeanne Gang's 82-story Aqua tower isn't done yet, but somebody out there sure likes it: The group that's been known to throw paint on the furs that women wear.  People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is giving Gang and her firm, Studio Gang Architects, an award for the bird-friendly design of Aqua. The group says that birds are less likely to kill themselves flying into Aqua's windows because of the skyscraper undulating curves...more.

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