Sun Glare Rafael Viñoly
the sky garden, @ 20 fenchurch street
two of skyscrapers designed viñoly, vdara in las vegas , 20 fenchurch street in london, have experienced unusual sun reflectivity problems due concave curved glass exteriors acting respectively cylindrical , spherical reflectors sunlight. in 2010, las vegas review journal reported sunlight reflected off vdara s south-facing tower make swimmers in hotel pool uncomfortably warm, melting plastic cups , shopping bags; employees of hotel referred phenomenon vdara death ray . in london during summer of 2013, sunlight reflecting off 20 fenchurch street melted parts on parked automobile scorching carpet of nearby barber shop.
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