Big Underpants

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Big Underpants is the popular nickname for Beijing’s iconic, avant-garde CCTV Headquarters skyscraper, known for its bold looped design.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf nickname
alsoKnownAs CCTV Building NERFINISHED
CCTV Headquarters Building NERFINISHED
hasArchitect Ole Scheeren NERFINISHED
Rem Koolhaas NERFINISHED
hasArchitectureFirm Office for Metropolitan Architecture NERFINISHED
hasAward Best Tall Building Worldwide 2013 by CTBUH
hasCityRank one of the most recognizable buildings in Beijing
hasClient China Central Television NERFINISHED
hasCompletionDate 2012
hasConstructionStartDate 2004
hasCulturalPerception humorous nickname due to its shape
hasDesignFeature cantilevered overhang
continuous three-dimensional loop
irregular grid façade
two leaning towers connected at top and bottom
hasDesignStyle avant-garde
deconstructivist architecture
hasFloorArea approximately 473000 square meters
hasFloorCount 44
hasFunction broadcasting headquarters
hasHeightInMeters 234
hasMaterial concrete
glass
steel
hasNicknamerLanguage Chinese
English
hasOpeningDate 2012
hasShape continuous loop
looped form
hasStructuralEngineer Arup NERFINISHED
hasStructuralSystem diagrid exoskeleton
steel frame
hasUsageStatus in use
isConsidered architectural icon of 21st century
iconic skyscraper
landmark of Beijing
isHeadquartersOf China Central Television NERFINISHED
isLocatedIn Beijing NERFINISHED
China NERFINISHED
isLocatedInDistrict Central Business District of Beijing NERFINISHED
isOwnedBy China Central Television NERFINISHED
isPartOf Beijing skyline NERFINISHED
isUsedBy China Central Television NERFINISHED
isUsedFor office building
refersTo CCTV Headquarters NERFINISHED

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CCTV Headquarters, Beijing hasNickname Big Underpants