China boasts some truly innovative architecture, including the gravity defying CCTV (Central Chinese Television) building (above), which has an irregular "diagrid" system one the outside. If you look closely at this criss-cross system it looks, well, wrong - it looks to me like the builders couldn't be bothered to do it properly! It is, however, this odd looking system which balances all the forces out and therefore holds the building together. As well as this CCTV building, China is also home to the Shanghai World Finance Centre and the National Grand Theatre in Beijing (below). These stunning looking buildings show that there really are no limitations within design. If you can picture it, chances are it can be done - where there's a will, there's a way.
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