After "Kill the Skyscraper" CCTV Headquarters, Best Tall Building Worldwide
09/11/2013.
CTBUH 12th Annual Awards, 2013. [CHICAGO] USA
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The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) 2013 Award Winners, organized in conjunction with the Illinois Institute of Technology, has announced the winner of its Best Tall Building Worldwide: CCTV Headquarters, Beijing, China. As part of a nearly year-long juried selection process across more than 60 entries, the Awards Jury first selected a Best Tall Building in four regions: the Americas, Middle East and Africa, Europe and Asia & Australasia.
CCTV by OMA. Photograph © Philippe Ruault. Image courtesy of OMA
CCTV by OMA. Photograph © Arup. Image courtesy of OMA
CCTV by OMA. Photograph © Butyrskii Igor. Image courtesy of OMA
CCTV by OMA. Photograph © Philippe Ruault. Image courtesy of OMA
CCTV by OMA. Photograph © Chas Pope/Arup. Image courtesy of OMA
CCTV by OMA. Photograph © Michael Liu/Arup. Image courtesy of OMA
CCTV by OMA. Photograph © Arup. Image courtesy of OMA
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Rem Koolhaas Accepts Award on Behalf of Entire Team.Rem Koolhaas, Founding Partner, Office for Metropolitan Architecture, delivered the winning presentation, entitled “A New Typology for the Skyscraper: CCTV Headquarters, Beijing.”
“When I published my last book, Content, in 2003, one chapter was called ‘Kill the Skyscraper,’” said Koolhaas, who received the award for CCTV. “Basically it was an expression of disappointment at the way the skyscraper typology was used and applied. I didn’t think there was a lot of creative life left in skyscrapers. Therefore, I tried to launch a campaign against the skyscraper in its more uninspired form.
“The fact that I am standing on this stage now, in this position, meant that my declaration of war went completely unnoted, and that my campaign was completely unsuccessful,” Koolhaas joked, concluding, “Being here, it is quite moving - to be part of a community that is trying to make skyscrapers more interesting. I am deeply grateful, and thank all my partners.”
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