CCTV Headquarters
Beijing, China

HEIGHT: 234m
FLOORS: 49 floors
COMPLETION: 2008
ARCHITECT: ?

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10/10 :banana:

9/10 :D

Btw, what is with WTC Tower III picture here? :poke:

my mistake, fixed it :)

9.5/10 VERY daring and bold design. The only reason its not a 10 is because im not a fan of a few of the lines in the facade that are crooked. But other than that, its incredible!

10!! :banana:

Sure , nearly 10/10 !

I absolutely don't like those diagonal lines all over the facade, but the shape of the building and its size is just incredible.

8/10

10/10 ^^

:rock:

impressive building!
9/10

7.5/10

10/10 !

Different... interesting, i like it but for me it doesn't look much like a tower.

8

Very impressive:yes: 9/10

9.5/10 VERY daring and bold design. The only reason its not a 10 is because im not a fan of a few of the lines in the facade that are crooked. But other than that, its incredible!

those crooked lines were ment to follow the irregular supporting structure behind them. i think they are only half-successful, cause during the design a need for more structure occured, so the lines doesn't follow all of the beams. but they still reflect tensions inside the structure. the net is denser in 'dangerous' places of the building.

anyway I like the building for its funny ideology suggested in one of architect's book: it is the tallest skyscraper ever - as a loop it has infinite height. 10/10

9/10

10/10

8/10

10/10 for its groundbreaking design and the enormity of the tower. :)

simply out of this world. Theres' no comparison.

9/10

8/10

10, NICE:okay::okay:

8/10

10/10

10/10

10/10 :okay:

10/10 no doubt about that!

8/10

10/10

spectacular 10/10

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL very funny tower 10

Beyond belief! 12 out of 10.
Btw, the architect for this building is OMA, whose key persons such as Ole Scheeren & Rem Koolhaas

10/10

10/10. I rarely give 10 for such "short" buildings, but here i have little choice.

One of the best finished in 2008! Awesome!!!:clown:

9/10

great building, the helipad totally completes it

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Architectural Masterpiece, 10/10

4/10

I'm probably going to get a lot of crap for this, but I just don't like the design of this building. The shape is just too.... irregular. It looks like it could keel over at any second.

10/10

Whata fuckin' amazing O.O

10/10:banana:

10/10

9/10

Very innovative shape !

8.0/10

spectacular!!!!!!! 10/10

10/10

4/10

I really don't like this building but here's some points for innovation

10/10
it's the landmark for new Beijing!

8/10

9.5/10

10. Excellent building. Regards.

10/10

4/10

how tall in feet 8/10

10/10

does not looks like a classical skyscraper :ohno:3.5/10

It doesn't have to look like a classical skyscraper or anything.This is called inovation

9/10

Stunning design. Instantly one of the world's great buildings! 10

10·
It the revolutionary of skyscraper

I'm not that impressed. 7/10

10/10 :)

9.5

10/10

10/10

:cheers:

10/10

10/10!

this is one building that I'll never get sick off... innovation, design, impact... it has it all... a perfect ten...

It is very unique! 8.5/10

Rounding the qualification, 9/10

unique 9/10

I really don't like this style of architecture. But somehow, this one impresses me. 6/10

For me this is the Number One Building worldwide, of course I give it 10 points. In fact I followed the building process whenever I went to Beijing. Here are some photos in chronological order. I wish I could finally see this building inhabitated and operational, maybe even go inside....


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One question that I could not find an answer to is how they could actually calculate and build the angles and height of both towers that they connect precisely to the millimetre, considering the additional inclination due to its own weight and due to tolerances in the material. Also wind and temperature add another portion to an incalculable tolerance of both towers.

Despite all the incalculable parameters how could they build both towers with such accuracy that they could actually connect with zero millimetre tolerance?

I know they connected both towers in the early morning to minimize the temperature effect. But what is with the bending and shaking effect due to the massive off-centre weight and variations in the rigidity of the material and joints?

Also: were the movements of both towers due to wind, weight, and temperature visible to the naked eye when they connected both towers? What were the frequency and the amplitude of these movements? Even if it was just a small amplitude, the force behind it must have been very strong, so how could they connect them despite the tower’s oscillations and how did they quickly enforce that first joint to resist the huge oscillation forces of wind, weight, and temperature, during that small time window?

Is there anybody who can point me to references or links that give technical detail answers?

Why is, by the way, the main thread closed? CCTV is still not open because the adjacent TVCC is still not repaired. Therefore, posts for the main CCTV thread should still be coming in, in my opinion.

amaaazing design! 10/10

10/10

10/10

10/10

10/10

A collection of photos from me, taken over the past few weeks:

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9/10

if this doesn't impress you nothing will. it is absolutely amazing. 10

9/10
original design, and i like the windows

9.23 CCTV lighting up

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10 out of 10, without a doubt. So futuristic... I love it.

8/10. Very unique.

3/10

:ohno:3/10

This poor guy post each main tower in China 3 or 4 of 10
including SWFC BOC IFC2

10/10

9/10

So beautiful....thats why arquitecture is consider an art!!!

10/10

10/10 simply breathtaking and amazing!

It's really very special for me. I like to see it in the night. It's more beautiful in the day.:banana:

10/10

For now at least, based on it's mass and innovation. It's something that is completely overwhelming and challenges the conventional notion of a skyscraper.

5/10

For the unique shape!

9.5/10

unique design 10/10

9/10

:rock: 10/10

perfect
10/10

7,5/10

Very ugly!!!!!!!

10/10 for sure. Amazing building :)

unique building 10/10 :banana:

10

10/10, simply stunning!

unique n very iconic 8+

One of the most unique buildings in the world, I just love how it seems to defy physics!!
9/10

Too bad its neighbor burned down. :(

10/10

8/10

Incredible 10/10 !!!

Yep, revolutionary. 10/10.

5,5

9.5/10

Great design 9/10

One of the most unique buildings in the world, I just love how it seems to defy physics!!
9/10

Too bad its neighbor burned down. :(

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Errrr...fully repaired already!

10/10 for Rem Koolhaas's Masterpiece :)

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CCTV Headquarters
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8374/8390995029_88985e37e6_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/normis/8390995029/)
The sitting man in Beijing (http://www.flickr.com/photos/normis/8390995029/) by N.R. (http://www.flickr.com/people/normis/), on Flickr
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Beijing - CCTV Headquarters (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rolandito/8406979633/) by Rolandito. (http://www.flickr.com/people/rolandito/), on Flickr

8/10

8/10 unique

9/10; 10/10 if it's actually used by the CCTV.

:ohno:
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