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Taking the ‘Fry’ Out of the Skyscraper

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By Melinda Rose, Senior Editor

LONDON, Sept. 12, 2013 — A pan-European consortium aims to give city planners key environmental analytic tools, something that could prevent the building of another Jaguar-melting, egg-frying, cornea-searing "fryscraper." The curved surface of the $378 million, 37-story tower under construction at 20 Fenchurch St. in London's financial district — nicknamed "The Walkie Talkie" for its top-heavy shape — concentrates and reflects sunlight hot enough to melt car parts, blister paint and fry an egg on the sidewalk, according to media reports. The light the skyscraper projects onto the streets below is so...Read full article

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