The new headquarters and cultural center for China Central Television (CCTV) in Beijing, designed by Rem Koolhaas/OMA and engineered by ARUP, consists of two main buildings: the CCTV building and the Television Cultural Centre (TVCC). CCTV is not a traditional tower, but a continuous loop of horizontal and vertical sections. The irregular grid on the building’s facades is an expression of the forces traveling throughout its structure.
Before the towers are linked they will be prone to movement influenced by the arc of the sun as it travels through the sky during the day, so, not surprisingly, construction issues were a key part of the design process, and it was important that the design consider the way the building would behave in a partially-designed form, and how this would influence the final movement.
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