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  • Orange Interior

    Posted on Saturday July 18th, 2009 at 08:10 in architecture

    The magnificent Orange art space in Sanlitun was designed by Kengo Kuma, a renowned Japanese architect and he has created a beautiful area with a 13m high ceiling and sliding doors opening on to the South Piazza of the Village.The Village at Sanlitun...

  • New Beijing City Architecture

    Posted on Tuesday June 30th, 2009 at 20:53 in architecture, beijing

    New buildings continue to mushroom in China's capital - some of the latest ones are cutting-edge and ecologically sound.Noted examples are Sanlitun SOHO, a mixed-used commercial and residential project currently under construction opposite Sanlitun V...

  • CCTV Headquarters Nears Completion

    Posted on Wednesday May 21st, 2008 at 21:58 in architecture, cctv

    The CCTV Headquarters in downtown Beijing is nearing completion. Only the upper sections are yet to be coated in glass. Designed by Rem Koolhaas and Ole Scheeren the 234m-tall building will be ready in time for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and will...

  • CCTV Tower Update

    Posted on Thursday March 27th, 2008 at 09:14 in architecture, cctv

    As Beijing enjoys a week of clear blue skies during March 2008 work continues to progress at speed on the CCTV Towers project just east of the 3rd Ring Road and north of Guo Mao area.Not only will the Towers hold the offices of CCTV but they will als...