MAD completes undulating Harbin Opera House in China
[gallery_extend] MAD won the international open competition for Harbin Cultural Island in 2010, with...
1,000-year-old sphinx statue unearthed in northern China
A sphinx statue believed to be 1,000-years-old has been found in a tomb in northwest China. The statue, about 14...
New super-strain of E. coli resists all known antibiotics
If you've ever experienced food poisoning from E. coli, you already know just how unpleasant an infection can be....
Split-personality building in China is part U.S. Capitol and part Temple of Heaven
This split-personality building in central China’s Hebei Province is a quirky example ofduplitecture. Combining...
The Plugin prefab modular system lets you renovate old spaces without tearing anything down
[gallery_extend] The award winning prefab modular system is aimed at urban regeneration and is the main...
Stunning ginkgo tree in China drops an ocean of golden leaves
[gallery_extend] The tree is on the grounds of Gu Guanyin Buddhist Temple in the Zhongnan Mountains,...
Mt Everest's melting glaciers are creating lakes that make them melt even faster
As global temperatures continue to rise, glaciers all over the planet are melting. Near Mt. Everest, as many as...
5 things the Paris climate deal must do to slow global warming
Government leaders from around the world have convened today to begin a week-long conference on climate change....
Eye-catching hexagonal buildings go up in a snap - no glue or welding required
[gallery_extend] The showroom, designed for real estate giant Vanke and located close to the new Guangzhou...
Eerie photos show nature swallowing up a Chinese village 7 years after an earthquake
[gallery_extend] Although the 2008 Sichuan earthquake’s epicenter was located in Wenchuan County,...
A sprawling green roof fuses this community center with Chongqing’s mountainous landscape
[gallery_extend] The Chongqing Taoyuanju Community Center comprises three different programmatic buildings—a...
China's new Folk Art Museum is topped with repurposed roof tiles that filter natural light
[gallery_extend] The new folk art galleries stand in a former tea plantation at the Academy's campus...
Magical firefly park recreates Chinese summers before pollution
[gallery_extend] Among the paths and trees of the park, there is a “flying” zone; an “observation”...
World’s longest glass-bottomed bridge opens in China
[gallery_extend] The glass-bottomed bridge, known as Hero’s bridge, was formerly a wooden walkway....
BOOK REVIEW: Bianca Bosker's New Book, Original Copies, Dissects China's Bizarre Knockoff Architecture Trend
[gallery_extend] In Original Copies, Bosker, the senior tech editor at the Huffington Post, presents...
