An interview with Rory McGowan, a Director with Arup and the project director based in Beijing for the CCTV headquarters. He talks about the design and its impact on the skyline of Beijing, and its significance to the wider architecture and design community around the world.
they should put glass floor on the storie that's right over the air :D
cappermeh 1 year ago
LUCKILY, WHEN YOU WERE ASKED TO SOLVE THE STRUTURAL PROBLEM OF THE NOT- SYMMETRICAL 40 STOREY BUILDING IN EARTHQUAKE ZONE BEIJING, IT WAS DECIDED BY THE IGNORANT AND UNEDUCATED CLIENT TO HAVE A WEIRD BUILDING! YOU ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FAILURE. HOWEVER, MY ARCHITECT'S STRUTURAL EXAM. ON EARTHQUAKE DESIGN WOULD SUGGEST THIS ASYMMETRICAL HIGH-RISE WOULD FAIL IN 100,000 TONS OF EARTHQUAKE FORCE WITH A PENDULUM MOTION THAT WOULD NOT GO BACK TO THE ORIGINAL CONDITION! GEORGE WU,AIA 2010
georgewu5 1 year ago