06/11/2026
Our SkySafe bird-safe glass is on display at the Chicago Architecture Center, and we couldn't be prouder of the company it keeps.
Flyway City: Architecture for a Flourishing Ecosystem opened this week at the CAC, designed and co-curated by Studio Gang. The exhibition explores how cities can become safer, more welcoming habitats for birds and wildlife. In the US alone, more than 1 billion birds die each year from collisions with building glass. This exhibition is about changing that.
We were honored to see our Kresge College project at UC Santa Cruz featured in the gallery. Working with Studio Gang, we developed a custom bird-safe pattern with silhouettes of native animals, etched onto surface one of the insulated glass units. At first glance it reads as a simple dot pattern. Look closer and you'll find the local ecosystem written into the glass. Since installation, bird strikes have been essentially zero.
Mark Toth was there for the opening, where architect and Studio Gang founder Jeanne Gang welcomed the crowd. Supporting work like this is exactly why we love what we do.
Flyway City runs through January 3, 2027 in the Skyscraper Gallery. Worth a visit: https://www.architecture.org/visit-the-center/exhibitions/flyway-city
Exhibition photo courtesy of Chicago Architecture Center
Kresge College photo by Jason O'Rear Photography
