Walkie Talkie not so Scorchie

The 500ft tower at 20 Fenchurch Street, London – nicknamed the Walkie Talkie – has had its entire south side draped with black netting, in order to reduce the glare created by its unique glass architecture. Last summer, it produced temperatures of up to 110 degrees Celsius, enough to blister paintwork and melt the bodywork of vehicles parked below.