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7 September 2013

9:00 AM

7 September 2013

9:00 AM

Shining examples

The ‘Walkie Talkie’, a new tower block in Fenchurch Street, was blamed for partially melting the interior of a Jaguar parked in a spot where the sun’s rays are focused by the building’s concave exterior. Other buildings with the same problem:

Vdara Hotel, Las Vegas. In 2010 a guest complained that he felt his head burning as he swam in the pool.

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