Architects NBBJ have designed what they describe as a "no shadow tower."
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The idea works by bouncing light between two specially designed buildings onto public spaces below and might reduce shadow by as much as 60%.
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This computer graphic displays how sunlight would be reflected down onto ground level via panels stationed on the side of the larger of two towers.
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NBBJ say the concept could work in a number of locations around the world.
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NBBJ's concept was designed for the Greenwich Peninsula in London.
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Hundreds more high-rise buildings are expected to be built in London in years to come, according to research from the New London Architecture thinktank.
