CCTV Headquarters, Beijing

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deconstructivist architecture headquarters building landmark building office building skyscraper

CCTV Headquarters in Beijing is a landmark skyscraper known for its striking looped form and innovative deconstructivist architecture, designed by Rem Koolhaas and Ole Scheeren of OMA.

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CCTV Headquarters, Beijing canonical 3
CCTV HQ 1
CCTV Headquarters 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf deconstructivist architecture ⓘ
headquarters building ⓘ
landmark building ⓘ
office building ⓘ
skyscraper ⓘ
abbreviation CCTV Headquarters, Beijing self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: CCTV HQ
architect Ole Scheeren ⓘ
Rem Koolhaas ⓘ
architecturalStyle deconstructivism ⓘ
architectureFirm Office for Metropolitan Architecture ⓘ
awardBy Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat ⓘ
awarded Best Tall Building Worldwide 2013 ⓘ
city Beijing ⓘ
completionDate 2012 ⓘ
country China ⓘ
designCompetitionWin 2002 ⓘ
designFeature large irregular grid exoskeleton ⓘ
two leaning towers connected by a 90-degree cantilevered overhang ⓘ
developer China Media Group ⓘ
surface form: China Central Television
engineeringChallenge complex load distribution due to leaning towers and overhang ⓘ
fireIncidentRelated 2009 fire at adjacent TVCC building ⓘ
floorArea approximately 473000 m² ⓘ
floorCount 51 ⓘ
function television broadcasting headquarters ⓘ
hasNickname Big Pants ⓘ
Big Underpants ⓘ
height 234 m ⓘ
768 ft ⓘ
inaugurationDate 1 January 2008 (CCTV’s new year’s broadcast from building shell) ⓘ
locatedIn Beijing Central Business District ⓘ
surface form: Central Business District, Beijing

Chaoyang District ⓘ
surface form: Chaoyang District, Beijing
mainContractor China State Construction Engineering Corporation ⓘ
material concrete ⓘ
glass ⓘ
steel ⓘ
nearbyStructure TVCC (Television Cultural Center) ⓘ
notableFor iconic silhouette in Beijing skyline ⓘ
innovative looped form ⓘ
occupant China Media Group ⓘ
surface form: China Central Television
openingDate 2012 ⓘ
shape continuous three-dimensional loop ⓘ
startDateOfConstruction 2004 ⓘ
structuralEngineer Ove Arup & Partners ⓘ
surface form: Arup
structuralSystem diagrid steel frame ⓘ
toppedOut 2008 ⓘ
UNESCORecognition listed as one of the top 10 architectural achievements of the 21st century (informal recognition) ⓘ
uses broadcast studios ⓘ
news production ⓘ
offices ⓘ

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Deconstructivism → notableWorkExample → CCTV Headquarters, Beijing ⓘ
Rem Koolhaas → notableWork → CCTV Headquarters, Beijing ⓘ
OMA → notableWork → CCTV Headquarters, Beijing ⓘ
CCTV Headquarters, Beijing → abbreviation → CCTV Headquarters, Beijing self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: CCTV HQ
Office for Metropolitan Architecture → notableWork → CCTV Headquarters, Beijing ⓘ
this entity surface form: CCTV Headquarters
Beijing Central Business District → hasLandmark → CCTV Headquarters, Beijing ⓘ
this entity surface form: CCTV Headquarters building