SINGAPORE, Nov. 3 -- An award-winning building at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) here has reportedly become the focus of a student-led conservation effort after being found to cause frequent bird deaths.

According to Singapore's The Straits Times, for nearly 20 years, the School of Art, Design and Media's (ADM) glass-fronted building has been admired for its distinctive green, sloping roofs, but its reflective facade has also proved deadly to migratory birds that mistake it for the sky.

During peak migration seasons, birds are said to collide with the building almost daily, The Straits Times reported today.

Project Avigate, a student initiative launched in 2022 after one of its founders witnessed birds flying into the building,...