Amazing Structures from China

Wai and I are both in China right now as you can see:

I am sure that you already heard about the twisted donut: It is the new headquarters for the Chinese state TV channel It's a startling sight. Two angular upward towers with a gravity-defying cantilevered cross section. Imagine working in that mid-section 40 stories up with nothing below you but air.

It is one of the most complex structures in the world

Here is a rendering of the project

We are very fortunate because the Autodesk office is located just above the construction site:

As the construction progresses, we will ask our Chinese colleagues to send us pictures so we will be able to post them.

In the meantime, here are some pictures:

And finally "The Nest" is just another amazing one:

Comments

[Dorchester Way]

The 14 Aug 2007 entry to the following blog also comments on the the CCTV building and the "Birdsnest" Olympic Stadium:

http://jiantizi.blogspot.com/

[alanj]

Both of these structures were modeled in Tekla Structures weren't they?

[irfan]

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