Gallery: A Clever Animal Shelter Is Designed to Make You Say 'Aww!'

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    Garrison Architects are designing the new Staten Island Animal Care Center. The revamped animal shelter/veterinary clinic reverses the typical animal shelter by positioning the animal holding rooms on the outside of the building. *Image: Garrison Architects*
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    Garrison wanted to create a shelter that was open, peaceful and brightly lit. In other words, the exact opposite of many animal shelters. *Image: Garrison Architects*
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    The project is part of New York City’s Design Excellence program, which places public building projects in the hands of top-tier architects.
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    The ballistic slow flyby spacecraft stacked within their Titan/Centaur launch shroud. Image: NASA
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    The entire shelter is made from translucent and and transparent glass that hugs a steel frame. This allows natural light to flow through the building, illuminating it with light a lamp. *Image: Garrison Architects*
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