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Crowning Achievement

• If the Pritzker Architecture Prize were awarded for significant contributions to goat playground design, it likely would go to David Johnson of Friday, Illinois. Johnson built a brick “goat castle” for his small herd of Sanaan milk goats. The 31-foot turret is constructed from hand-poured bricks. The base, six floors and 276 spiral staircase steps are made of poured concrete. Johnson used a steeply pitched copper roof to discourage bird roosting. He power washes the floors and stairs every six months to eliminate manure buildup. The structure is one of only three such goat castles in the world, the others in Portugal and South Africa. With a considerable amount of time, a degree in medieval architecture, roughly 5,000 bricks, a crane to lift the roof and, most likely, Johnson's phone number, your goats just might occupy castle No. 4.Commercial playground