Skyscrapers that don't block out the light are designed by NBBJ architects

Architects NBBJ have designed skyscrapers which don't cast a shadow Firm is trying to tackle problem of shade encroaching on public space They used computer program to design two buildings which disperse light Theoretical skyscrapers touted for construction in Greenwich, London

By Jenny Awford for MailOnline

Published: 13:33 EST, 15 March 2015 | Updated: 14:02 EST, 15 March 2015

They have been blamed for casting a shadow over urban areas and occasionally creating a 'death ray-style' beam of sunlight capable of melting cars on the street.

So architects have now designed skyscrapers which don't block out the light by diffusing it onto a wide area in a bid to tackle the problem of shade encroaching on public space in London.

The revolutionary 'No Shadow' design is the brainchild of architects NBBJ, who used a computer program to design two buildings, which work together to disperse and refract sunlight.

They are designed so that when one building creates shade, the other can act as a huge curved mirror, allowing the light to be reflected downwards into its shadow.

Architects have designed skyscraperswhich don't block out the light by diffusing it onto a wide area

The theoretical development has been touted for construction at the Greenwich Peninsula, close to the O2 Arena, but similar buildings could be constructed in cities all over the world.

Christian Coop,NBBJ's design director, said: 'The relationship between the sun and shadow is the relationship between the two buildings.

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Skyscrapers that don't block out the light are designed by NBBJ architects