Tag: Vdara
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Focused Reflections from Architectural Windows or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Death Rays
If you haven’t already heard of the notorious “death rays” created by solar reflections off the concave faces of the Vdara Hotel and 20 Fenchurch Street, I’d recommend reading the entertaining article, “A Brief History of Buildings that Melt Things”. Easy to laugh when it’s not your jag that’s melting. Viñoly, the architect of both buildings was quoted by the Guardian as…