flawed design -- London's infamous Walkie Talkie skyscraper

Architects striving to design a unique building have more to worry about than whether it might fall down. Here's a case in point, the Walkie Talkie skyscraper in London. It must have looked fantastic on the drawing board. But once constructed, the concave glass walls focused sunlight onto the street. It might have been nice for pedestrians in the dead of winter. But pity the vehicle owners who left their cars parked in the glare too long. The concave shape concentrated the sunlight which was hot enough to melt plastic parts of the cars. Ouch!

Check it out at these links:

London's 'Walkie Talkie' skyscraper forces passers-by to shield their eyes from blinding light reflected from its windows.

Glare from Walkie-Talkie skyscraper 'damaged vehicles'.

Skyscraper Literally Melts A Car In England.

Finally, some good news. Shade!

Sunshade for Walkie-Talkie skyscraper glare problem.

But once people get started, there's always something to complain about:

Walkie Talkie skyscraper's public garden opens amid criticism.