London plans to build skyscraper that doesn't cast a shadow

Architects in London have designed a skyscraper that doesn't cast a shadow, it has been reported.

To achieve the shadowless effect, they designed a pair of buildings that work in tandem, the Verge reported.

According to the Wired, the firm, NBBJ, designed a pair of buildings that casts sunlight, not shadows, on the streets below.

One of the buildings would work like a giant curved mirror, the glass surface of which reflects sunlight down onto the shadow cast by the other building. Because of the specific shape of the curved building, the reflected light would be capable of following the shadow as it moves throughout the day.

NBBJ used the design software Rhinoceros to generate several blueprints that would maximize the reflection of sunlight. With each building iteration, the design team would tweak the requirements until the software produced a building that made structural sense. The design they finally settled on reduces shade by up to 60 percent.