LONDON | 20 Fenchurch Street | 525 feet / 160.11 meters | 36 floors

[chest]

roof construction now starting







the construction chest

[Bedhead]

From Lombard Street:

[Fabb]

August 20

[Fabb]

August 21

[Noll]

From yesterday. Photo taken by me.

[Big Rooster]

Apparently the building's shape is now melting cars with its reflection!!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-23930675

[miesian]

The skyscraper that ate London

[Jibba]

That's twice now for a Viñoly design. Yeesh...

[LMich]

I usually like the contrasts the newer towers pose against the historic core, but something about this design just seems so clumsy and ham-fisted. It looks like War of the Worlds meets an old fashioned television or microwave. It's certainly no Shard, that's for sure.

[yankeesfan1000]

Bad enough this is ugly as sin, now its melting Jags?

[DrNest]

It's better looking than the Shard, and Jag's are over-rated anyways. At least it didn't melt an Aston Martin.

Obviously the shape of the building can't change, but I wonder if this will call for a comple change of the glass? Something less reflective?

[10023]

Yes, I think they're in for an expensive re-cladding. Apparently temperature readings at street level have been 70C.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-23946620

[mousquet]

^ I don't get the few last posts. That's incredible. If that is not a joke, some engineers are gonna lose their jobs there.

[NYdude]

This building is a very interesting design, very unique! I found out about this building because it made the news here in New York City, on a local news network, that it's melting cars. I'm guessing that cladding is very reflective? Never heard of this happening before with a building.

[J'orker]

Solution: Install solar collection panels in those parking slots, provide the buildings behind with the energy (plus a settlement cheque). Instant London landmark.

[shakman]

Originally Posted by NYdude

This building is a very interesting design, very unique! I found out about this building because it made the news here in New York City, on a local news network, that it's melting cars. I'm guessing that cladding is very reflective? Never heard of this happening before with a building.

There was a similar situation with the new District Courthouse in Rockville, MD.
http://rockvillecentral.com/tag/court-house/

[NYdude]

Originally Posted by shakman

There was a similar situation with the new District Courthouse in Rockville, MD.
http://rockvillecentral.com/tag/court-house/

Very interesting. Thanks for sharing that

[Design-mind]

This is an easy fix. Wherever the heat is intense along the street it should be a 10min loading zone. Offenders will have their car melted with a longer stay. No need to hire parking police.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-23930675

[chest]

for once the press aren't exaggerating - it was incredible, I've never felt heat like it - it was like standing right next to a bonfire in an incredible white light -
the thermometer just went past 50c and off the scale
there was a guy down there with a thermometer showing to the press
it was like a tourist attraction, so many people

















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[animatedmartian]

You would think someone would realize that concave reflective windows on the sun facing side of a skyscraper might have something along this effect. Though (and this isn't my joke) they probably didn't think the sun would shine in England for the effect to be strong enough.

*ba dum sssss*

Death ray aside, I actually kinda of like the oddness of the shape. Really, London's skyline as a whole is developing quite uniquely and more modern than I think people thought possible.