Northern China’s largest bamboo pavilion covers nearly half an acre
After years of building bamboo houses across rural China, Italian architect Mauricio Cardenas Laverde completed...
Abandoned amusement park to gain new life as a nature park in Suzhou
In Suzhou, China, an abandoned amusement park is being transformed into a 74-hectare nature park that will include...
ZHA unveils LEED Gold-targeted OPPO headquarters in Shenzhen
Zaha Hadid Architects has won an international competition to design Chinese tech giant OPPO’s new headquarters...
Tencent gets proposal from MVRDV for green smart city
After two years of development, MVRDV has unveiled its competition entry for Chinese tech giant Tencent’s...
China plans to phase out single-use plastics by 2025
As the world’s most populous country, with close to 1.5 billion denizens, China also produces the largest quantity...
ZHA completes LEED Gold-targeted building with world’s largest atrium in Beijing
In China’s capital city, Zaha Hadid Architects has completed the Leeza SOHO tower, a 45-story skyscraper that...
A lush public park grows on the roof of a luxury Wuhan mall
When Los Angeles-based design studio 5+design was tapped to create a high-end mall in Wuhan, China, the firm was...
Zaha Hadid Architects completes futuristic, energy-saving airport in Beijing
China has officially opened the Beijing Daxing International Airport, a futuristic transit hub designed by Zaha...
Rammed-earth walls make up a beautiful retreat hidden in the Zhejiang mountains
Hidden in the misty mountains of Zhejiang, a new eco-sensitive resort made from local materials entices visitors...
UNStudio designs terminal for world’s first cross-border cable car connecting Russia with China
After completing cable car designs in Gothenburg and Amsterdam, UNStudio has won a competition to design the Blagoveshchensk...
MAD’s ethereal Yiwu Grand Theater will “float” on Zhejiang waters
Beijing-based architectural firm MAD Architects has won a competition for Zhejiang’s Yiwu Grand Theater with...
Sculptural YULIN Artistic Center dramatically tops a Chongqing cliff
On the edge of a steep precipice in Longxing, Chongqing, Chinese architectural firm CHALLENGE DESIGN has completed...
Henning Larsen wins bid to design a sustainable business district for Shenzhen
Danish architectural firm Henning Larsen Architects has won an international competition for the design of the...
10 shipping containers make up this modern, mixed-use structure in Shanghai
Yiduan Shanghai Interior Design has transformed 10 shipping containers into a striking mixed-use structure on Shanghai’s...
Robots weave a 100% carbon-fiber love shrine for China’s countryside
In the countryside of Zhejiang, China, Shanghai-based design studio Wutopia Lab has completed the Shrine of Whatslove,...
Ennead designs a striking nature preserve to protect China’s most important river
Ennead Architects and Andropogon Landscape Architects have won an international competition for the Shanghai Yangtze...
Site-sensitive Woodhouse Hotel promotes agricultural tourism in Guizhou
In China’s southwest province of Guizhou, Shanghai-based architectural practice ZJJZ has completed the Woodhouse...
Are bioenergy facilities the solution to the growing garbage problem?
Have you ever heard of bioenergy? Or, have you ever wondered where your garbage goes once you throw it out? For...
China hopes to bring solar power to space
China is looking to be the first country in the world to install a solar power outlet in space. Scientists at the...
Hong Kong welcomes Veda, the first vegetarian restaurant inside upscale hotel Ovolo
Hong Kong’s vegan and vegetarian scene has proliferated in the last few years, and now the autonomous territory...
China closes Mount Everest base camp after overwhelming trash problem reports
China is taking steps to clean up Mount Everest amid growing concerns about trash accumulation. The base camp at...
Seeds on the moon started to sprout for the first time — but quickly died
China has taken a major step toward long-term space exploration. Earlier this month, the Chinese moon probe Chang’e...
Prefab timber complex shows off net-zero energy technologies in Beijing
Beijing-based architecture firm SUP Atelier has completed the Xuhui Demonstrative Project, a solar-powered community...
MVRDV unveils a “three-dimensional city” skyscraper for Shenzhen
MVRDV is shaking up skyscraper design in its competition-winning proposal for Chinese real estate developer Vanke’s...
Sasaki to transform Shanghai’s Hongkou Stadium with a High Line-esque park
International disciplinary planning and design firm Sasaki has unveiled designs to transform China’s first professional...
This museum is carved into the seaside sand dunes of China’s Gold Coast
International firm OPEN Architecture has unveiled a stunning museum embedded into the sand dunes along China's...
The prefab Plugin House turns ruins into livable dwellings in just one day
Beijing-based design studio People’s Architecture Office has proved yet again its knack for innovation and socially...
MAD Architects’ curvaceous Himalayas Center nears completion in Nanjing
Beijing-based architecture firm, MAD Architects, is nearing completion on yet another of their massive mountain-inspired...
In China, a billion cockroaches are leading the fight against food waste
Warning: This story could make your skin crawl. As China’s cities continue to grow at a rapid pace, problems...
Zaha Hadid Architects completes highly complex Nanjing International Youth Cultural Centre
Zaha Hadid Architects completed the Nanjing International Youth Cultural Centre, a striking mixed-use facility...