Walkie talkie tower car The same phenomenon that destroyed a car’s Sep 8, 2013 · Number 20 Fenchurch Street, or the “Walkie Talkie”, as the distinctively shaped building is known to Londoners, has been in the news this week for all the wrong reasons. [4] Construction was completed in spring 2014, and the three-floor "sky garden" was opened in January 2015. Apr 25, 2021 · Iconic London skyscraper that created a 'solar death ray' so scorching hot it melted a car 20 Fenchurch Street, dubbed the Walkie Talkie, was also called the Walkie Scorchie for a time getwestlondon Sep 3, 2013 · Lindsay had the misfortune of parking his luxury car across the street from the office building for an hour; the Jaguar now ha the 38-story skyscraper is known locally as "the Walkie-Talkie Sep 5, 2013 · The "Walkie Talkie Building," London's hottest real estate, can produce a heat ray that has melted car parts. Sep 2, 2013 · Building of the Year Holcim Foundation Awards Pritzker Prize EU Mies Van Der Rohe Award "Reflection from the "Walkie Talkie" Making Cars Melt" 02 Sep 2013. Truly, nothing that a structural engineer would want for their building. Feb 14, 2014 · Despite reducing the building’s height, many London residents continued to complain about the building until a 2007 public inquiry ruled in favor of the developers and the Walkie Talkie building was granted full planning permission. Sep 3, 2013 · A London skyscraper dubbed the "Walkie Talkie" has been blamed for reflecting light which melted parts of a car parked on a nearby street. Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images hide caption Oct 9, 2014 · The concave design of 20 Fenchurch Street, better known as the Walkie Talkie, caused the sun to shine direct rays of light onto the street below and damaged several cars, including a Jaguar XJ. Sky Garden at 20 Fenchurch Street. Specifically, the curved design creates a type of parabolic trough. zkrjcrr hghmqxv tfvn muhq dya yztxkm gmrubo vdgww nivewjt uuglw