Sculptural steel arches support Jiangxi River Bridge by Zaha Hadid Architects
Two symmetrical steel arches define this bridge by Zaha Hadid Architects, which stretches 295 metres across a tributary of the Tuojiang River in Chengdu, China. More
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Büro Ziyu Zhuang designs Longquan Mountain Observatory to resemble "spaceship or alien form"
German-Chinese architecture practice Büro Ziyu Zhuang has topped a restaurant and teahouse in Chengdu, China, with sweeping roofs and a viewpoint. More
Snøhetta creates Holzweiler store informed by Norwegian coastline
Architecture studio Snøhetta has completed a shop for fashion and lifestyle brand Holzweiler in Chengdu, China, informed by its Norwegian heritage. More
Mountain landscapes inform perforated-granite-clad Chengdu Natural History Museum
Faceted, rock-like forms clad with panels of perforated granite define the Chengdu Natural History Museum in China, which was designed by US studio Pelli Clarke & Partners and local studio CSWADI. More
Halleroed combines futuristic and primitive for Acne Studios store in Chengdu
Fashion brand Acne Studios has opened its latest store in China, which was designed by Stockholm studio Halleroed and is located in the submerged SKP department store designed by Sybarite in Chengdu, China. More
Sybarite tops submerged mall with James Corner Field Operations-designed park
London studio Sybarite has created a department store for SKP in Chengdu, China, that is topped with a landscape created in collaboration with New York-based James Corner Field Operations. More
MUDA Architects completes bookshop in Chengdu with roof shaped like "a flipped book"
Chinese studio MUDA Architects has designed a lakeside bookshop in Chengdu featuring a roof that resembles an upturned book and windows that extend below the water level. More
Muda Architects models Tianfu Museum of Chinese Medicine on yin-yang symbol
Chinese studio Muda Architects has revealed its design of a museum in Chengdu that will be dedicated to the history of Chinese medicine and arranged in the shape of the yin-yang symbol. More
Atmosphere Architects creates optical illusion in Chengdu jewellery store
Geometric grids cover most of the surfaces in this futuristic jewellery store in Chengdu, China, designed by local studio Atmosphere Architects to play with customers' spacial perception. More
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Vector Architects uses elevated walkways and terraces to connect office development in China
Chinese studio Vector Architects has completed a concrete office complex in Chengdu, Sichuan province, raised on large pilotis and connected by a network of elevated walkways crossing large courtyards. More
Chengdu's % Arabica cafe is designed to feel like "a small neighbourhood"
The buzzing ambience of Chengdu's Kuanzhai Alley has set the tone for this cafe by BLUE Architecture Studio, which is centred on a water-filled courtyard for people-watching. More
Mustard yellow tiles clad the walls of this Chengdu hotel by Archetype
Grid patterns and crisp lines are softened by an earthy colour palette in this hotel interior in Chengdu, China, by local firm Archetype Design Organization. More
Snøhetta wraps Polestar car factory in Chengdu in wavy black facade
A curving facade of black steel and glass fronts this factory for electric car brand Polestar in Chengdu, China designed by Snøhetta. More
OMA designs Chengdu Future City as "alternative to the typical masterplan"
Chengdu Future City is a car-free masterplan for the capital of China's Sichuan province designed by architecture studio OMA to focus on the site's existing geography and topography. More
Chengdu reveals "futuristic" stations for its first fully-automated metro line
J&A and Sepanta Design have created a series of station interiors based on forms and patterns found in nature for the first unmanned metro line in Chengdu, China. More
Powerhouse Company tops reception building with undulating Loop of Wisdom walking trail
Architecture studio Powerhouse Company has created a reception building topped with a circular walking trail as part of a development in Chengdu, China. More
O shop in Chengdu is a lifestyle store by day and a bar by night
A series of mirrored panels obscure the cocktail bar that lies inside this shop-cum-cafe in Chengdu, China created by design studio Office AIO. More
Wuchazi Bridge creates "infinite meandering path" over river in Chengdu
Berlin-based architects Tom Wünschmann, Achim Kaufer, Wei Cai and Philipp Buschmeyer and Chinese design institutes SADI and JDTM have created a bridge that offers a variety of routes across a river in Chengdu, China. More
First building on Zaha Hadid Architects' Unicorn Island nears completion
Zaha Hadid Architects has released a video revealing a sinuous white exhibition centre that it is close to completing on Unicorn Island in Chengdu, China. More
Scotts Taikoo Li is a British chippie in China
An outpost of a British fish and chip shop has opened in Chengdu, China, which creative studio Unknown Works has completed with a 3D-scanned facade.
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