Almost all of the shadow profiles drawn from 3-D building models are provided by the city, except for these buildings in Manhattan: 220 Central Park West, 217 West 57th, 157 West 57th, 111 West ...

Architects have figured out how to design a building that reflects light like a gigantic, curved mirror, eliminating the shadow cast by a neighboring skyscraper.

It spit out some designs that were downright "bonkers'" Wired says. Eventually, the team landed on a design with a building that gets thicker as it rises and is curved enough that its reflections ...