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Ole Scheeren - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - Waterfox. Artist’s impression of DUO during the day. Ole Scheeren (born 1971, Karlsruhe) is a German architect and principal of Büro Ole Scheeren with offices in Beijing, Hong Kong and London and a visiting professor at Hong Kong University.[1] Career[edit] Ole Scheeren is currently working on a series of projects, including DUO, a contemporary twin-tower mixed use development comprising residences, offices, a 5-star hotel and retail gallery in Singapore, Angkasa Raya, a 268 meter tall landmark building in the center of Kuala Lumpur and a studio/gallery building for a Beijing-based artist.

Angkasa Raya, a 268 meter tall landmark building in the center of Kuala Lumpur; a studio/gallery building for a Beijing-based artist; and a large-scale urban development in Singapore. As former Partner and Director of Rem Koolhaas’ Office for Metropolitan Architecture in Beijing and Hong Kong, Scheeren directed the office's work across Asia. Awards[edit] External links[edit] References[edit] Buro Ole Scheeren - Waterfox. CCTV | Buro Ole Scheeren - Waterfox. CCTV by Rem Koolhaas and Ole Scheeren © OMA Project: China Central Television (CCTV) Headquarters Type: Television Station and Headquarters Status: Competition 2002 (1st prize); Completion 2012 Client: China Central Television (CCTV) Location: Beijing, China Site: 20 hectares in new Central Business District Scale: Total Project 599,000 m2; CCTV 473,000 m2 Program: Administration 64,800 m2, Multi-purpose 54,900 m2, News Broadcasting 65,000 m2, Broadcasting 31,800 m2, Production Studios 105,400 m2, Public Loop 11,100 m2, Facilities 22,500 m2, Parking 59,700 m2 The CCTV Headquarters has become an icon for Beijing.

CCTV combines administration and offices, news and broadcasting, program production and services, and the entire process of TV-making into a single loop of interconnected activities. A new icon is formed, not in a predictable soaring tower, but in a three-dimensional experience of geometric and social continuity. Design Team: Gratteciel cristallin.

Effet Cristallin apporté aux gratte-ciels traditionelles.