Giant Underpants.
I'm generally a poor photo-taker. But I'm really proud of this one. Here's the CCTV building (our state-controlled broadcast center) at night. Pretty amazing, eh?
Its weird shape kind of reminds me of Robarts Library, the library where I spent many late nights and long days 'studying' during my time at U of T (Toronto). Affectionately known as the Peacock, Robarts was built in the 1970's and was rumoured to have been designed to make people feel uncomfortable if they spent too long in it. Apparently there were studies proving the building had psychologically damaging effects.
Though not psychologically damaging, the CCTV - China Central Television network - building has received its own fair share of slack. Designed by a dutch architecture firm, the building has been nicknamed "The boxer shorts building", "Giant Underpants" and even the "Hemorrrhoids" building.
I work directly across from it and often stare out the window trying to decide if "Giant Underpants" is indeed the best name for the building - I'm still undecided.
Lit up at night however, the building is one impressive piece of architecture. What do you think?
