does anyone know of a white roofed building next to a curved road and an open plaza?

Answer 1

Taj Mahal and the White House.

Answer 2

Actually, in some areas, people are doing that, at least somewhat. Flat roofs in Southern Arizona (and probably other places that don't really get snow, so they can have flat roofs) are often coated with a reflective coating, which helps lower cooling bills in the summer. I suspect the reasons that it's not done more often are expense, aesthetics, and safety. The stuff used for roads is asphalt, which is black. Making it white would involve either including some sort of highly reflective pigment or the like, or painting it, and either would raise the cost. Using other things, like concrete, would be more expensive and probably require more frequent replacement. People with terra cotta roof tiles, or other relatively decorative roofing, would probably not want to paint it white--it wouldn't "look right". And white streets might also look odd to most people. There is at least a small safety concern, as well. Painting or otherwise adulterating the asphalt might change its friction properties, possibly enough to cause accidents or the like. And it would be difficult to make street markings (center lines and the like) that would be readily visible both when the white paint was fresh and new, and when it had mostly worn off and been replaced by the underlying black asphalt. edit: though I have to disagree with Mintie, painting roofs white (or reflective silver) would at least very slightly decrease global warming, by increasing albedo. It's a known property, even though there are greenhouse gasses that will trap at least some of the reflected radiation, the fact that less of the radiation is absorbed by the ground in the first place will reduce warming.

Answer 3

I'm not sure what you are really asking my boyfriend is a roofer and i can't recall him ever doing a white roof not to say he hasn't I'll have to ask him i don't understand exactly what your looking for are you looking to do a white roof?

Answer 4

I'm sure someone does.