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The problem is not simply reflected sunlight. The building has a concave shape which concentrates that reflected sunlight. Concave shapes are fairly unusual in architecture.

Unless the building was designed by a cartoonist, I cannot imagine any competent architectural firm (as opposed to a single designer) submitting such a building as a proposal, let alone constructing one.

There are plenty of CAD rendering programs with ray tracing capabilities which, when coupled with annual solar path data for that location & orientation, could have predicted the exact path and intensity of the focal point for any day of the year.

A number of people made a series of major mistakes. Rectification will be costly.

More info here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-23944679


17 posted on 09/03/2013 6:50:48 AM PDT by BwanaNdege ("Life is short. It's even shorter if you suggest going out for pizza on your anniversary" Peter Egan)
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23 posted on 09/03/2013 7:38:48 AM PDT by justlurking (tagline removed, as demanded by Admin Moderator)
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