CCTV Headquarters

This magnificent structure designed by Rem Koolhaas is a reimagining of what a skyscraper really is. Housing the China Central Television (CCTV) headquarters, this building stands out with its raised corner, referred to as “the overhang”. The continuing pattern of steel rhombi climb up the supporting structure until they converge in the largest rhombus of the all. Surrounded by grass in trees below the overhang, it seems as if it is in its own world, and I love the way it is such a drastic change from the surrounding city life.

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