Coordination Asia turns historic Shanghai building into restaurant for the Instagram generation
An old school building in Shanghai has been transformed by Coordination Asia into a restaurant with social media-optimised decor. More
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Staggered towers form university campus in Hangzhou
Chinese studio WSP Architects has completed a university campus complex in Hangzhou, China, featuring a cluster of buildings with irregular stacked floors arranged around a central square. More
KPF's bullet-shaped skyscraper nears completion in Shenzhen
This supertall tapered skyscraper designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox for the China Resources export company in Shenzhen is nearing completion ahead of its opening later this year. More
Translucent pink box encloses florist at restaurant in southern China
Chinese studio 0321 has inserted a rose-tinted box into the front of this restaurant-cum-flower shop in Dongguan, China, allowing diners and passers-by a glimpse of the blooms inside. More
Zaha Hadid Architects will use robots to build barrel-vaulted school in rural China
Zaha Hadid Architects has unveiled plans for a primary school in China's mountainous Jiangxi province, which will feature a series of barrel-vaulted classrooms built in part by robots. More
Atelier Tao+C inserts lightwell to brighten interiors of traditional Shanghai lane house
Beijing practice Atelier Tao+C has inserted a narrow light shaft into the centre of this 1930s home in Shanghai to illuminate its light-starved rooms. More
NBBJ completes "vertical campus" for Tencent's headquarters in Shenzhen
The Shenzhen headquarters of Chinese tech giant Tencent is made up of two towers, connected by bridges to encourage staff to meet. More
Yueqi Jazzy Li captures "sublime quality" of Luyeyuan Buddhist Sculpture Museum in new photos
New photographs by Yueqi Jazzy Li capture the interplay of natural light on the raw concrete walls in this sculpture museum by Jiakun Architects in Chengdu, China. More
Wutopia Lab's pink and blue houses explore ideas of masculine and feminine
Chinese architecture studio Wutopia Lab painted a pair of houses pink and blue, filling one with meat and the other with flowers, to explore constructs around gender and food for an architecture biennale in Shenzhen. More
Neri&Hu encloses guest rooms and gardens within grid of brick walls at Tsingpu Yangzhou Retreat
Chinese studio Neri&Hu has completed a boutique hotel in Yangzhou comprising a grid of dark-brick walls that surround a series of courtyards, gardens, guest rooms and service areas. More
Natural materials promote "psychological wellbeing" at Xiang Jiang House by Claesson Koivisto Rune
Timber panels line the walls of this Beijing house by Swedish studio Claesson Koivisto Rune, uniting different spaces, and contributing to a warm and soothing ambience. More
Grimshaw Architects reveals first image of Chinese Eden Project
Grimshaw Architects has released the first visual of the Eden Project in Qingdao, which will contain the world's largest indoor waterfall. More
First foreign Serpentine Pavilion will be built in China this year
The Serpentine Pavilion programme is launching in Beijing, with an inaugural commission by Chinese studio Jiakun Architects to open in May this year. More
KPF's Shenzhen skyscraper is now fourth tallest in the world
This 599-metre skyscraper in Shenzhen by architecture firm Kohn Pederson Fox is punctuated by "sky lobbies" and crowned by an observation deck offering the loftiest views in the city. More
Ole Scheeren unveils huge art museum slotted in beside Beijing's hutongs
Architect Ole Scheeren has released the first official photographs of his Guardian Art Center, which he describes as a "big culture machine" on the edge of Beijing's Forbidden City. More
World's tallest ice tower built with the shape of a flamenco dress
A record-breaking 31-metre-high ice tower has been installed at the annual winter festival in Harbin, China, featuring a shape inspired by the flounces of a flamenco dancer's dress. More
Wavy tiled roof of Springingstream guesthouse is based on the outline of surrounding mountains
Beijing studio WEI Architects used traditional materials and construction techniques to convert a derelict house in Fujian province into a guesthouse featuring curving tiled roofs and reclaimed windows. More
World's longest glass-bottomed suspension bridge has an intentional wobble
A deliberate sway is designed to unnerve visitors to this 488-metre-long suspension bridge in China's Hebei province, which has an entirely glazed walkway so they can also admire the 218-metre drop. More
Workers carry exaggerated furniture loads in Alain Delorme's Totems photographs
This photo series by French photographer Alain Delorme spotlights China's consumer society through doctored images of workers transporting teetering piles of furniture and other goods. More
Muji offers first look inside its "anti-cheap" hotel in Shenzhen
Wood-lined bedrooms, a minimal diner and a shop all feature inside the Muji Hotel in Shenzhen, which is due to open to the public later this month. More