Perry Lakes Birding (Canopy) Tower, Marion, Alabama
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| Perry Lakes Birding (Canopy) Tower | |
| Designer | Rural Studio, Auburn University, Alabama, USA |
| Location | Marion, Alabama, USA |
| Date | 2004 to 2006 |
| Building Type | Bird-watching Tower |
| Construction System | Galvanized steel angles, red-oak and cyprus wood |
| Climate | Subtropical |
| Context | Rural |
| Street Address | Perry Lakes Park |
| Notes | Student Project Team: Adrienne Brady, Natalie Butts, Paul Howard, and Coley Mulcahy
Perry Lakes Park is adjacent to Nature Conservancy land that encompasses Barton’s Beach (Alabama's largest white-sand beach) on the Cahaba River. The only tower in the United States where people can view birds in their native habitat above the tree canopy. |
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| Building Details | |
| Height | 100 ft. |
| Other Details | Auburn University's architecture students disassembled, re-galvanized, moved, then re-built the decommissioned Rumley Fire Tower in Perry Lakes Park.
New stairs and handrails, and a 270-ft. boardwalk that zig-zags over the ecotone next to Back Lake. |
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http://cadc.auburn.edu/soa/rural-studio/projects_tower.htm
Tower Web site:
http://www.extremebirding.org/newestmenupage.htm
Design:
http://www.extremebirding.org/designpage.htm
Construction:
http://www.extremebirding.org/constructionpage.htm
