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
CCTV Headquarters Building
linked to: CCTV Building
hasArchitect Ole Scheeren
Rem Koolhaas
hasArchitectureFirm Office for Metropolitan Architecture
hasAward Best Tall Building Worldwide 2013 by CTBUH
hasCityRank one of the most recognizable buildings in Beijing
hasClient China Central Television
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
linked to: Ove Arup & Partners
hasStructuralSystem diagrid exoskeleton
steel frame
hasUsageStatus in use
isConsidered architectural icon of 21st century
iconic skyscraper
landmark of Beijing
isHeadquartersOf China Central Television
isLocatedIn Beijing
China
isLocatedInDistrict Central Business District of Beijing
isOwnedBy China Central Television
isPartOf Beijing skyline
isUsedBy China Central Television
isUsedFor office building
refersTo CCTV Headquarters

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CCTV Headquarters, Beijing hasNickname Big Underpants