Architect Behind London's 'Fryscraper' Blames Outside Consultants For Building's Car-Melting Deathray
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Architecture magazine BDOnline's Andrea Klettner reports that Viñoly is instead blaming an army of consultants that he says have invaded the
One of the problems that happens in this town [London] is the superabundance of consultants and sub consultants that dilute the responsibility of the designers until you don't know where you are.
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Architects aren't architects anymore...You need consultants for everything. In this country there's a specialist to tell you if something reflects. It's the fault of the architectural discipline which has cast itself into a completely secondary thing.
He also said the design flaw had in fact been spotted, by that the extent of the effect was underestimated:
...the calculations said it was only going to be 36 degrees, but in fact it's 72".
It's not clear whether Viñoly addressed the fact that he already designed a fryscraper in Las Vegas four years ago.
In the meantime, the London structure's developers say they are erecting temporary scaffolding to shield pedestrians from the glare.
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