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Could Neighboring Skyscrapers Cancel Out Each Other’s Shadows?
- hugh4 11y agoThe glare of the sun reflected on a building is often more bothersome than the sun itself. I'm not sure whether this plaza will be pleasant or just blinding. Still, worth a try.
- SCAQTony 11y ago...Or have Frank Geary build a "fryscraper" and really show those shadows a thing of two: "...It was soon discovered that one of Gehry's trademark enormous abstract geometries [The Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles] was concentrating solar radiation into its concave gut and redirecting it onto nearby structures, heating them to as much as 140 degrees." http://www.businessinsider.com/frank-gehry-once-designed-a-fryscraper-2013-9 http://www.businessinsider.com/frank-gehry-once-designed-a-f...