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From: Frank A. Coluccio	12/15/2007 2:16:15 AM
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Orwellian architecture in China - The Ministry of Truth Dec 13th 2007 \| BEIJING \| The Economist Big Brother's CCTV GEORGE ORWELL wrote of the Ministry of Truth (in his novel, “1984”) that it was “startlingly different from any other object in sight”. The same applies to China Central Television's new headquarters in Beijing. It is one of the world's biggest and most architecturally ambitious buildings, often described as a twisted doughnut with two leaning towers connected by an impossible looking L-shaped overhang. The edifice was designed by Rem Koolhaas, a Dutch architect whose company's website describes the building (Orwellianism not intended) as “a canopy that symbolically embraces the entire population”. The state-owned broadcaster's move from an obscure part of western Beijing to a new international business district highlights its global aspirations. For more than a year, passers-by have watched the 230-metre (750-foot) towers creep up at a perilous six-degree angle. On December 8th, says Rory McGowan of Arup, a British engineering firm in charge of the project, the towers were permanently joined by seven steel beams. The timing, at 9.30am, was important. Had it been later, uneven expansion of the building's frame in daylight would have resulted in stresses being locked in. The building is supposed to be ready for partial use in time for the Olympic Games next August and completed in 2009. Construction, says the broadcaster, is proceeding smoothly “under the loving care” of the Communist Party. economist.com ------

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