MAD Architects to transform an ancient Chinese courtyard into a kindergarten with a “floating roof”
Beijing-based design practice MAD Architects has broken ground on the Courtyard Kindergarten, a striking adaptive...
Hydroponic gardens and a “mini mountain” promote fun and well-being in this creative office
A running track, elevated hydroponic gardens and a miniature “mountain” combine in this fun, new office headquarters...
Martian tiny home prototype champions zero waste and self sufficiency
International practice OPEN Architecture has teamed up with Chinese electronics giant Xiaomi to design MARS Case,...
MAD unveils biophilic “home of the future” that produces all its own energy in China
Beijing-based MAD Architects recently completed its “home of the future” prototype, a net-zero energy pavilion...
Here’s your chance to stay at the first Airbnb on the Great Wall of China
If the climbing the Great Wall of China is on your bucket list, here’s your chance to check it off and take part...
Pollution Pods let visitors taste pollution from around the world
Air pollution is a silent killer responsible for millions of death worldwide. In a bid to highlight the environmental...
First international Serpentine Pavilion will open in Beijing
The Serpentine Pavilion is going global, with its first international debut in Beijing, China. Launched by London’s...
Büro Ole Scheeren completes art museum near Beijing’s Forbidden City
Büro Ole Scheeren recently completed Guardian Art Center, a contemporary art museum heralded as the “world’s...
China’s first magazine library is housed in a renovated Beijing hutong
Local architects Fon Studio breathed new life into a Beijing hutong, converting the historic residence into the...
Architects use local materials to turn an abandoned resort in Beijing into a remarkable hotel
An abandoneded resort in Beijing has been transformed into a gorgeous luxury hotel that highlights the surrounding...
Green-roofed 2022 Winter Olympic center echoes the surrounding ski slopes
The newly-revealed Four Season Town Reception Center will be a beautiful center point for the 2022 Winter Olympics...
MAD’s mountain-like towers reach completion and LEED Gold in Beijing
Many of Asia’s high-rises may seem indistinguishable from those in the West, but MAD Architects’ recently completed...
World’s first MUJI hotels to open in China and Japan
If you’ve ever dreamt of sleeping in a MUJI showroom, your retail wishes may soon become reality. The Japanese...
China’s largest bike share launches air-purifying bicycles for 20 million citizens
In the near future, 20 million people will be able to clean the air as they cycle. To fight air pollution and create...
SOM’s diagrid glass tower rises like a Chinese paper lantern in Beijing
A giant glittering glass lantern has risen in Beijing. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) designed the Poly International...
Giant ski slope to top green-roofed civic center in Beijing
The next time you visit Beijing you may want to get your sled ready. China’s ever-evolving capital will soon...
China plans an entire new city near Beijing to cut congestion
Cities typically sprawl out over time, but the Chinese government just announced they will be building a whole...
Renovated Beijing factory gets new life with an elegantly-integrated Zen garden
After several renovations since the original construction of this Beijing factory, an extensive overhaul has breathed...
Smog-filled Beijing is building a ‘green necklace’ around the city to curb pollution
Beijing's pollution problem is no secret - earlier this year the city even created an environmental police squad...
China to replace Beijing’s 67,000 gas-powered taxis with electric cars
Beijing’s air pollution was so bad last December that hundreds of flights were canceled at the city's international...
Zaha Hadid Architects designs Beijing tower with world’s tallest atrium
Beijing is one step closer to completing the world’s tallest atrium. The 190-meter-tall atrium is part of the...
China’s rival to AirBnB opens new Beijing office with cutting-edge interior design
Airbnb’s biggest rival in China, Xiaozhu, just opened their latest office in Beijing, a diverse and flexible...
Penda unveils temporary nature-filled “village” for the Beijing Horticultural Expo
Architecture studio Penda’s love of modular, timber architecture will make waves at Beijing’s International...
Beijing creates new environmental police force to crack down on smog
Notoriously smoggy Beijing has created a new police force specifically to crack down on air pollution. The environmental...
Spectacular new shipping container museum nestles near China’s Great Wall
Nestled near China's famous Great Wall rests a new cultural museum made with shipping containers. The Zhao Hua...
China’s crazy smog-sucking vacuum tower might actually be working
Studio Roosegaarde's smog-sucking vacuum tower may actually be cleaning up the air in China. The Smog Free Tower...
Pollution in China prompts Beijing exodus
In Beijing, air pollution is so severe that the Chinese government has declared many a public health alert in recent...
Latest surge of smog in China grounds air traffic
On Monday, at least 23 cities in northern China went on high alert for extreme air pollution levels. The thick...
Beautiful wooden lattice bathes the French School of Beijing in natural light
The campus is located on a site named after orchards that used to dominate the area. As of recently, new developments...
MAD Architects reveals designs for a glowing China Philharmonic Hall in Beijing
Located at the south side of the Workers Stadium East Gate in Beijing’s Central Business District, the China...