Various Associates designs C2 Cafe & Bar as a wooden "cabin in the city"
Various Associates has designed a cafe and cocktail bar in Shenzhen, China, which is lined with wooden cladding and furniture to emulate a small cosy cabin. More
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MAD unveils Train Station in the Forest in Jiaxing
Chinese architecture studio MAD has revealed its design for Train Station in the Forest in Jiaxing, China, which will see the studio rebuild a historical railway station and complement it with a new underground terminal. More
MAD unveils sinuous conference centre nestled amongst Chinese mountains
Chinese architecture studio MAD has revealed the recently completed Yabuli Entrepreneurs' Congress Center, which is surrounded by mountains in northeast China. More
Dezeen's top 10 Chinese architecture projects of 2020
Despite the coronavirus pandemic, China still managed to have another impressive year for architecture in 2020. To continue our review of the year, Dezeen editor-at-large Amy Frearson picks out 10 of the best projects completed. More
Linehouse transforms Shanghai swimming pool into office space
Design studio Linehouse has converted a Shanghai office block's swimming pool into an additional workspace, using a palette of blue vinyl, peachy leather and light-hued timber. More
Out Of Office is a Mad Men-inspired drinks bar in Guangzhou
The TV show Mad Men informed the retro feel of this bar in Guangzhou, China, which designer Vinki Li has finished with wood-panelled walls, marble floors and plush mid-century furniture. More
Theatre in China is "a structural tour de force" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a theatre in Guangzhou, China, and sharing their views on other top stories. More
Steven Chilton Architects wraps Guangzhou theatre in tattoo-imprinted cladding
Steven Chilton Architects has designed a theatre in Guangzhou, China, which has a shape informed by the city's historical connection to silk and is imprinted with patterns that represent its current tattoo culture. More
AOE covers exhibition centre in China with white perforated metal
Chinese architecture studio AOE has wrapped a conference centre near Jinan, China, in a layer of perforated metal screens. More
Álvaro Siza cloaks Chinese art museum with black corrugated metal
Black corrugated metal wraps the undulating, windowless walls of the Huamao Museum of Art and Education that Álvaro Siza and Carlos Castanheira have completed in Ningbo, China. More
Neri&Hu embody ethos of "reflective nostalgia" with own architecture studio in Shanghai
Multidisciplinary studio Neri&Hu has converted an office and staff dormitory building in Shanghai into its own architecture and design offices named No 31. More
Zaha Hadid Architects unveils pebble-shaped science museum for Shenzhen
A cascade of terraces will frame a large atrium at the heart of the Shenzhen Science & Technology Museum that Zaha Hadid Architects is developing in China. More
Shenzhen Natural History Museum has meandering form that mimics flow of rivers
Architecture studios B+H Architects, 3XN and Zhubo Design have revealed the design for a natural history museum that will be built in Shenzhen, China. More
Design Shanghai trade fair returns with biggest ever show
Dezeen promotion: after two postponements earlier this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, the 2020 edition of Design Shanghai takes place this week, presenting over 400 brands in a new, larger venue. More
BLUE Architecture Studio adds U-shaped glass box to Shanghai coffee shop
Beijing-based BLUE Architecture Studio has renovated the % Arabica shop in Shanghai's Xuhui district, adding a glass box and a courtyard to open the cafe up to the surrounding neighbourhood. More
Daosheng Design creates monochromatic bar with looping bamboo sculpture
The Flow of Ecstatic is a bar in Dongguan, China, designed by Daosheng Design with an all-grey interior featuring a swooping ceiling sculpture of bamboo. More
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Cavernous brick vaults define Jingdezhen Imperial Kiln Museum in China
Studio Zhu-Pei housed galleries within vaulted red-brick structures to create the Jingdezhen Imperial Kiln Museum in Jiangxi province, China. More
Tiny exhibition centre on remote Chinese farm features timber interiors
SHAW Architecture & Design Studio has created a modest exhibition centre for an organic farm in Loudi, a secluded village in China's Shanxi province. More
Hufton + Crow films MAD's playground-topped kindergarten in Beijing
Architectural photographer Hufton + Crow has created a video of MAD's YueCheng Courtyard Kindergarten in Beijing, which incorporates a group of 18th-century buildings and is topped with a red playground. More
MAD tops Beijing kindergarten with red rooftop playground
Chinese studio MAD has converted an 18th-century courtyard building in Beijing into the YueCheng Courtyard Kindergarten, which is topped with a playspace for the children. More