China Central Television’s headquarters building is finally complete. 10 years after design approval and 8 years after construction began, China’s state-run television broadcaster is finally ready to ...

At the recent Design Miami fest, artist Naihan Li exhibited her work-of-art wardrobe, which is helpfully—or confusingly—titled I AM A MONUMENT. (Apologies, and a tip of the chapeau, to Robert Venturi, ...

Construction on the CCTV headquarters began back in 2004, but the frame caught fire in 2009 causing a major setback. The media conglomerate expects to move into the tower where all of their offices ...

A month after fireworks ignited Beijing’s uncompleted, unoccupied Television Cultural Center (TVCC) high-rise, leaving it a charred shell, there are a number of theories about how the fire started and ...

Fire-fighting systems were not working in the brand new CCTV tower one year ago when it burst into flames, investigators revealed for the first time. The new CCTV tower bursted into flames one year ...

The north wing building of the new CCTV tower is on fire, which is still spreading, in downtown Beijing Monday February 9, 2009. Police have conducted traffic control around the scene. [people.com] ...

Online comments and criticism in Chinese media suggesting Beijing's ill-fated landmark CCTV tower symbolizes male and female genitalia seemingly reached a peak after the architect ruled out “any ...

Nearly a month after Beijing’s uncompleted and not-yet-occupied Television Cultural Center (TVCC) highrise was ignited by fireworks, leaving it a charred shell, project members suggested new ideas ...

On February 9, 2009, during celebrations for Chinese New Year, a massive fire engulfed a tower of the newly built China Central Television (CCTV) headquarters. The immediate cause was the use of ...

BEIJING — Even before it was revealed Tuesday that an illegal fireworks display organized by China Central Television caused the spectacular fire that destroyed one of Beijing’s new glass-and-steel ...

Beijing's CCTV Tower rises 44 stories and houses thousands of employees. But it looks nothing like a normal skyscraper. Completed in 2012, architects Rem Koolhaas and Ole Scheeren designed the glass ...

Like most metropolises, night in Beijing is seldom dark, with the ancient city illuminated by mesmerizing lights and surrounded by the wonders of the modern world. If you are a fan of neon and city ...