A skyscraper whose design was blamed for causing damage by reflecting the sun’s rays is to get a sunshade. The Walkie Talkie – or 20 Fenchurch Street – became known as the Walkie Scorchie because of ...
A £200million London skyscraper which melted cars by reflecting sunlight has been fitted with shading. The concave design and mirrored glass of 20 Fenchurch Street, which is more commonly known as the ...
A raft of improvements to fix sun-related problems on London’s ‘Walkie Scorchie’ office skyscraper will start on site this month The City of London approved the measures on 8 April almost seven months ...
The City’s 37 story Jaguar-melter, otherwise known as the Walkie Scorchie, is under review this week. We’ll have to wait and see what solution Land Securities comes up with – but for now, we thought ...
The City of London building, officially named 20 Fenchurch Street but popularly known as the 'Walkie Talkie' due to its design, has had emergency sun-shielding shutters fixed to its south-facing side.
Right to light cases are traditionally fairly straightforward, but could the ‘Walkie Scorchie’ effect change all that? Richard Manyon considers some of the issues Rights to light cases are usually ...