Hours could be marked off along the embankment on the opposite side of the river, creating a vast, extended sundial.
Saturday 25 February 2012
Shardenfreude: The shadow of the Shard
Hours could be marked off along the embankment on the opposite side of the river, creating a vast, extended sundial.
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I like this idea!
ReplyDeleteI don't think people realise how much darkness is cast by buildings. Part of this video clip comes from the Shard works in progress. -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeWz5XEVCFg
ReplyDeleteWho can you talk to about making this happen? Great idea. As the hour struck on momentous occasions people could assemble at the appropriate spot along the embankment waving placards/drinking champagne.
ReplyDeleteI can't find a figure for the angle of the sun at the March equinox, but if it is midway between winter (15.1 deg) and midsummer (61.9deg), it should be 38.5deg. That would give a shadow of 410 metres, whichshould clip the City bank at midday. We could go for a midday party on March 22 – assuming the sun was shining.
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