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 ⓘ