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They could use one of those WW2 parabolic mirrors from the searchlights and reflect a super concentrated ray back to the building.
I wonder if the car park could harness the energy.
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I propose putting a giant ant stone statue at the focal point.
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OriginalGriff wrote: Not quite sure how they are going to fix that one...
Teakettle at the focal point 
-- RP
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Archimedes would be proud!
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That was a spill from Martian drill that is preparing for an attack. The US Govt. & FBI conceal things always.
Starting to think people post kid pics in their profiles because that was the last time they were cute - Jeremy.
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I wonder if he got something back from the insurance. I bet mine would not consider the sun as a valid source of damage.
~RaGE();
I think words like 'destiny' are a way of trying to find order where none exists. - Christian Graus
Do not feed the troll ! - Common proverb
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I believe I had read that the building developer had paid for his repairs.
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That happens quite often when someone tries to create some new building. Effects like sliding ice sheets, wind tunnels, buildings that move and of course the ones that just fall down. And those are the ones done by respectable architects as well.
Which is why it is so ridiculous to claim that engineering practices would make software development better despite the fact that almost all software development creates something new.
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Even made The Toronto Star this morning.
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I like the council's solution -- don't let people park there.
How about issuing a cancer warning to everyone who walks down the street? A sudden burst of energy that's enough to melt plastic is a high risk factor.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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There are three options to fix this.. The interesting one is to add motors to all the windows so that the focus can be softened by spreading the reflections. The REALLY interesting one is to turn it into a solar furnace using the same focussing system.
The one that will be picked though will be to paint the windows matte black.
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The really funny thing is that he designed a building in Las Vegas that was the same. Apparently they put a non reflective film on the windows.
One imagines he wont get too many more commissions for new buildings. And the people issuing building permits will be much more careful.
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Luckily, it was not a person hurt.
TOMZ_KV
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Someone must have told the architect to stay focused. It looks like a cartoon building bursting from the ground.
I may not last forever but the mess I leave behind certainly will.
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Sounds like the same story about a new theatre they built in Los Angeles several years ago. The siding had many concave curves and was made out of a reflective steel. Some of it had a brushed finish and some of it had a smooth finish (to reflect the sunlight). Unfortunately, one of the concave bends was smooth and reflected onto the apartment complex next door. After a few small fires and residents complaining of the heat during the afternoon hours, the builders refaced the concave section of the theatre to a brushed finish, which no longer reflected the heat.
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Don't you think you're all being a bit cynical?
At least the photographers got great shots without having to set up any lighting.
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I tried an ab workout this morning.
I'd be embarrassed to say how it went.
Suffice it to say, I've decided to relinquish my 'man' card.
I'll be out in the garden picking flowers.
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dont back them into a corner, I hear they can be vicious if cornered
You cant outrun the world, but there is no harm in getting a head start
Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time.
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Be careful, 'gardening' burns enough calories to be called exercise these days. I'd hate for you to get hurt.
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I've got 6-pack abs...looks like I drank a 6 pack and it went straight to my gut. 
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It takes a month or so of doing such a thing regularly before you get the form down and your muscles are used to the idea.
Software Zen: delete this;
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So you got an f in the ab scale?
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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When I started up conditioning again recently, my belly button made a suction cup popping noise lifting off the floor when I was doing pushups.  
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#0 Turn the TV off.
#1 Go to the pub for a beer.
Reality is an illusion caused by a lack of alcohol
"Nagy, you have won the internets." - Keith Barrow
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