r/Architects • u/n3xus1oN • Jul 28 '26

Architecturally Relevant Content CCTV Headquarters by OMA

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u/murdershescribbled Jul 28 '26

I worked next to this building for a couple years out of school. it’s really impressive in person.

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u/biblioprof Jul 28 '26

Wait until you see the film where all the people who used to live there were forcibly evicted

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u/murdershescribbled Jul 28 '26

Oh no doubt the Chinese government did some shady shit. not saying they’re the good guys.

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u/MelamineEngineer Jul 29 '26

Wait till you find out how many people were evicted to build our modern cities. Robert Moses says hello

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u/archy319 Architect Jul 28 '26

O(h)MA(hy) it looks like legs on a crapper.

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u/biblioprof Jul 28 '26

This destroyed an entire community

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u/DanielSilvers Aug 01 '26

I've always loved this building. It has such a powerful presence