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    Building Near Beijing's Rem Koolhaas-Designed CCTV Headquarters is Up in Flames

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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    02/09/09

    In reply to Building Near Beijing's Rem Koolhaas-Designed CCTV Headquarters is Up in Flames
    Looks like Johnny Storm shouldn't have eaten all that Kung Pao Chicken. The Four Freedoms tower bathrooms were not adequately fireproofed..
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    02/09/09

    In reply to Building Near Beijing's Rem Koolhaas-Designed CCTV Headquarters is Up in Flames
    I hate stories that are so sad there really is nothing funny one can type without it being considered unacceptable. That is very sad to see.
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    02/09/09

    In reply to Building Near Beijing's Rem Koolhaas-Designed CCTV Headquarters is Up in Flames
    Free speech is a bitch, ain't it, commies?
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    Image of William Gu William Gu
    02/09/09

    @b33rl0rd: ... what does that have to do with anything? Not every post about China has to do with communism. China isn't even a true communist country, just like how America isn't a true democracy.


    =/

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    02/09/09

    @William Gu: I think he is pointing out the fact that the Chinese Government is trying to supress all news of this blunder.
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    Image of ZLevee ZLevee
    02/09/09

    In reply to Building Near Beijing's Rem Koolhaas-Designed CCTV Headquarters is Up in Flames
    OK people: "The building was designed by the Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas and is part of China Central Television's new headquarters... The burning building housed a luxury hotel and cultural center, next to the main CCTV tower" [www.nytimes.com]
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    02/09/09

    @ZLevee: BEIJING, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- A hotel adjacent to the new China Central Television (CCTV) headquarters in Beijing caught fire Monday night, witnesses said.


    It's part of the complex but not the actual headquarters itself. That's where the confusion was.

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    Image of ZLevee ZLevee
    02/09/09

    @William Gu: yeah I think we're in agreement.
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    02/09/09

    @ZLevee: When you talk about the CCTV building by Koolhaas, any (architectural interested) person will think of the building that didn't burn. The rest f the complex is much less known.
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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    02/09/09

    In reply to Building Near Beijing's Rem Koolhaas-Designed CCTV Headquarters is Up in Flames
    Is it bad that my first thought when seeing the picture was that it was Andre the Giant in a Holocaust Cloak?
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    02/09/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: Only if you also saw a wheelbarrow in the picture.
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    02/09/09

    In reply to Building Near Beijing's Rem Koolhaas-Designed CCTV Headquarters is Up in Flames
    looks like they took the Lantern Festival a little too far this year
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    Image of Kyang Kyang
    02/09/09

    @gkimmina: Bad taste...
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    Image of ScottRose ScottRose
    02/09/09

    @Kyang:


    ...and now China is going to invade Iraq?

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    02/09/09

    In reply to Building Near Beijing's Rem Koolhaas-Designed CCTV Headquarters is Up in Flames
    WRONG HEADLINE ALERT! The Koolhaas building is not burning, but a nearby building is.
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    Image of ZLevee ZLevee
    02/09/09

    @sos10: The headline is correct: [www.nytimes.com]
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    02/09/09

    @ZLevee: "The building was designed by the Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas and is part of China Central Television's new headquarters"
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    02/09/09

    @ZLevee: Sorry, but the headline was not correct. The CCTV building was/is not on fire.
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    02/09/09

    @sos10: I'm pretty sure the original headline didn't say the particualr building you're referring to was if you read it carefully.
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    02/09/09

    @ZLevee: it did.
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    Image of William Gu William Gu
    02/09/09

    In reply to Building Near Beijing's Rem Koolhaas-Designed CCTV Headquarters is Up in Flames
    It was the flagship Beijing hotel of the Mandarin Oriental Hotels, not CCTV.
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    02/09/09

    @William Gu: "The building was designed by the Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas and is part of China Central Television's new headquarters... The burning building housed a luxury hotel and cultural center, next to the main CCTV tower" [www.nytimes.com]
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    Image of Thats Dr Bear to You Thats Dr Bear to You
    02/09/09

    In reply to Building Near Beijing's Rem Koolhaas-Designed CCTV Headquarters is Up in Flames
    Forget losing thier job, someone is losing their life over this one...
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    02/09/09

    @Thats Dr Bear to You: Well this doesn't seem like it will be nearly as bad as the Australian wildfire. Over 100 dead so far.
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    Image of Thats Dr Bear to You Thats Dr Bear to You
    02/09/09

    @Thats Dr Bear to You: Oh empty non-complete hotel is burning down? Yeah maybe the headline needs to change just a little...
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    02/09/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: Have you ever stayed in a Mandarin Oriental hotel sir? To lose one is a tragedy.
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    02/09/09

    @Thats Dr Bear to You: Actually, the hotel was only part of the building. It still is part of the CCTV complex.
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    02/09/09

    In reply to Building Near Beijing's Rem Koolhaas-Designed CCTV Headquarters is Up in Flames
    In lieu of making a Chinese firedrill Simpsons reference, I just have to say that this is kinda sad, as I thought the building was weirdly awesome.
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    Image of SirNotAppearing SirNotAppearing
    02/09/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: They just call it a fire drill.
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    02/09/09

    @SirNotAppearing: Again, Simpsons reference.
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    Image of ScottRose ScottRose
    02/09/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: Serious this time?
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    02/09/09

    @ScottRose: Indeed.
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    Image of ZaxxonQ.com ZaxxonQ.com
    02/09/09

    In reply to Building Near Beijing's Rem Koolhaas-Designed CCTV Headquarters is Up in Flames
    Wow... that really friggin' sucks. >_<
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    Image of SirNotAppearing SirNotAppearing
    02/09/09

    In reply to Building Near Beijing's Rem Koolhaas-Designed CCTV Headquarters is Up in Flames
    Any word on the amount of people in the building, or if they all got out?
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    Image of ZLevee ZLevee
    02/09/09

    @SirNotAppearing: I believe it was still under construction and mostly empty.
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    02/09/09

    @ZLevee: For a building that's under construction and mostly empty, the blaze sure looks fierce.
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    Image of CrispyAardvark CrispyAardvark
    02/09/09

    @ripfire:


    Probably due to loads of constructon materials on site, no installed fireproofing zones and no working sprinkler system..


    Sadly the first thought that popped into my head in this economy was scammed insurance payout..

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    Image of ZLevee ZLevee
    02/09/09

    @ripfire: From what I hear, Chinese construction practices don't adhere to things like standards for clean work areas, so there's probably a ton of packing debris laying around to work as kindling.
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    02/09/09

    @ZLevee: Well now there's recorded evidence why we need to have standards for clean work areas.
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    02/09/09

    @CrispyAardvark: "Sadly the first thought that popped into my head in this economy was scammed insurance payout.."


    In the diner business they refer to that as Greek Lightning...

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    12/03/08

    In reply to China's CCTV Headquarters Trying to Shake "Hemorrhoids" Nickname
    It does sorta look like a caganer doesn't it?
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    12/03/08

    In reply to China's CCTV Headquarters Trying to Shake "Hemorrhoids" Nickname
    They could call it something more like "Popping a Squat", since there's really nothing toilet bowlish under the building.
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