Who should be responsible for weird landmark buildings?
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| The new headquarters of China Central Television (CCTV) is a 234-meter-tall building with a highly unusual shape, nicknamed "Big Pants Crutch". [File photo] |
![The new headquarters of China Central Television (CCTV) is a 234-meter-tall building with a highly unusual shape, nicknamed 'Big Pants Crutch'. [File photo]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20141031/001ec949ff5c15bd34601f.jpg "The new headquarters of China Central Television (CCTV) is a 234-meter-tall building with a highly unusual shape, nicknamed 'Big Pants Crutch'. [File photo]")
Many strange-shaped and expensive landmark buildings built around China have triggered heated public criticism in recent years.
A recent online survey pointed out that over 80 percent of respondents believe that decision makers and approvers are responsible for China's many odd landmark buildings, China Youth Daily reports.
Of all the 9,254 respondents, 63 percent admitted that there were weird landmark buildings in their respective cities or provinces.
Why are there so many weird buildings?
About 73 percent of respondents believe that these buildings were designed in odd fashion just to get attention, while 46 percent thought the weird designs were erected to hide something, of which the public would otherwise disapprove.
But who should be blamed for these buildings?
According to the survey, 81 percent of respondents said the decision makers and approvers should take responsibility, while others blame designers or property developers.
Feng Guochuan, chief designer at Zhubo Design Corporation, said: "Some officials and property owners love to give opinions on designs. And these amateurs' intervention is the direct cause of these weird landmark buildings."
Cheng Taining, director of Architectural Design and Theoretical Research Center of Southeast University, agreed with Feng. He pointed out that the design would be changed until the official in charge of the building is satisfied.
What do people feel about these buildings in general?
The poll revealed that 87 percent of respondents feel disgusted about these buildings because of the structures' extremely high price tag. A designer in Shenzhen explained that sometimes the walls and roofs were designed to be curved in order to have an attractive shape, which would greatly increase construction costs.
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