The designers are just attempting to cover their arses - big time. When interviewed they claimed that they had modelled the effects of the sun and no problems were detected. The fault must be with the construction and the build up of tolerances
Surely if you design a concave mirror there must be a point of focus?
Yes, I heard that 'build-up of tolerances' crap. It doesn't say much for the manufacturing process, does it? They made a big mistake, end of story. Own up to it, fix it, and move on!
Exactly as I predicted, this is the architect speaking today:
"When I first came to London years ago, it wasn't like this," he said. "Now you have all these sunny days. So you should blame this thing on global warming too, right?"
also:
"I knew this was going to happen," said Viñoly, "but there was a lack of tools or software that could be used to analyse the problem accurately."
Riiiight...
also regarding his hotel in Las Vegas with a similar problem:
"We pointed out that would be an issue too, but who cares if you fry somebody in Las Vegas, right?"
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