Image of the day: high-rise opponents seeking shade
New York City, 2021
The project being protested is a 16-storey life sciences building, a new headquarters for the New York Blood Center. New York Times, November 2021. It was cut from 334 feet to 233 feet.
Josh Messmer on arguments over shadows:
The fact that the sun moves so that the shadows also move is, in fact, a very good argument that they are not a major concern.
That is funny. I've been reflecting, as I walk up and down Robson and Denman to my 15-minute community destinations in the West End, that I'm rarely in direct sunlight.
Actually being hit by direct sunlight is being overrated by these guys. Your mood depends on whether it is a "sunny day" with sunlight on things near you, whether you can see blue sky above.