The day after the night before
February 11, 2009, 6:00 am
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: architecture, CCTV headquarters, china, china central television headquarters
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: architecture, CCTV headquarters, china, china central television headquarters
The charred remains of what was to be a Mandarin Oriental hotel at China Central Television’s new headquarters. Fire-fighters say the blaze was ignited by fireworks set off within the construction site. One fire-fighter died from inhaling toxic fumes.
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New residential complexes continue to mushroom in Beijing and, apart from home fairs, developers use temporary sales centres on the block to sell off the plan. One I saw a few years ago had a full scale replica of a one-bedroom flat with all the free appliances that were part of the deal. They disappear pretty quickly once the project is finished but they often have more interesting designs than the buildings they promote.
