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For two to three weeks starting at the beginning of September, the sun is in a position in the sky to be reflected from the building into an intense beam at the pavement below.[21] Turning the building into a concave mirror, this beam of sunlight is so intense it melted the plastic parts of two parked cars, and caused a bicycle seat to smolder.[21] The sun beam also ignited the carpet of a barber shop, and caused shattering of tiles outside a cafe.[22] On September 2, 2013 a the developers issued a statement saying in part, "we are...evaluating longer-term solutions to ensure the issue cannot recur in future."[21]
The building's architect, Rafael Viñoly, also designed the Vdara Hotel which has a similar problem that hotel employees call the "Vdara death ray".[23]
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