London's Dazzling 'Walkie Talkie' Skyscraper is Sizzling Hot - Literally!

Meera Dolasia
2013-09-05T09:03:26-07:00

With its distinctive shape, large public viewing deck and three floors of sky gardens as well as prime Central London location, 20 Fenchurch street, a 37-story commercial skyscraper affectionately called 'walkie talkie', was destined to be the pride and joy of the city when completed in 2014. However, a slight design snafu has turned the building into a heat-trapping magnet or as the public now like to call it, a 'walkie scorchie'.