NTU installs $119,000 anti-collision decals on ADM building after decade of student advocacy for migratory birds

Nanyang Technological University's School of Art, Design and Media building has been fitted with patterned anti-collision decals covering 800 sq m of glass panels — funded by $119,009.92 raised jointly by student initiative Project Avigate and NTU — ahead of Singapore's annual southward bird migration season. Since the ADM building's completion in 2006, students had documented numerous bird deaths from window collisions, including yellow-rumped flycatchers, black-backed dwarf kingfishers and Japanese sparrowhawks; collision with man-made structures is the top cause of bird mortality logged in Singapore since 2020. The decals, installed over one month ending July 31, remain largely invisible from a distance and are expected to last seven years.