Big Air Shougang set to host ski jumping at Beijing Winter Olympics
Chinese studio TeamMinus has designed a ski jump to host big air events at the 2022 Winter Olympics on the site of a former steelworks in Beijing. More
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Dezeen's guide to the architecture of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics
With the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics due to commence on 4 February, Dezeen rounds up the most architecturally significant venues, including a new stadium by Populous and the world's first permanent structure for big air extreme snow jumping. More
Twelve Chinese architecture projects completing in the Year of the Tiger
This week China celebrates Chinese New Year. To mark the festivities, Dezeen has rounded up 12 major Chinese architecture projects set to complete in the Year of the Tiger. More
White-metal fins form abstract exterior of Büro Ziyu Zhuang's Chamber Church
German-Chinese architecture practice Büro Ziyu Zhuang has completed a church in Qingdao, China, featuring walls and a tower made from dozens of spaced-out aluminium ribs. 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
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Domani Architectural Concepts wraps real-estate centre in China with brick latticework
Chinese studio Domani Architectural Concepts has completed a real-estate complex in Foshan, Guangdong province, featuring a facade of lattice brickwork overlooking two large circular pools intended to create a "sense of ceremony". More
Populous completes Ice Ribbon arena for Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics
Architecture firm Populous has unveiled the National Speed Skating Oval, also known as the Ice Ribbon, the only new building created for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. More
First vertical forest towers by Stefano Boeri open in China
Tenants have moved into Italian architect Stefano Boeri's Easyhome Huanggang Vertical Forest City Complex, the first of his vertical forest towers to open in China. More
MDO converts rammed-earth houses in rural China into holiday villas
Chinese architecture studio More Design Office (MDO) has converted a cluster of traditional rammed-earth houses in China's Zhejiang Province into a series of contemporary guesthouses called Floating Cloud Township Villa. More
AIM Architecture takes cues from 1970s offices for Hangzhou cosmetics store
Shanghai studio AIM Architecture has transformed the second floor of a business park in Hangzhou, China, into a store that resembles a 1970s office for cosmetics brand Harmay. More
Xiamen pilates studio by Wanmu Shazi resembles a light-dappled cave
Amorphous windows illuminate the cavernous interior of this pilates gym, which designer Wanmu Shazi has created in the Chinese port city of Xiamen. More
Sliced openings reveal internal layout of Suzhou guesthouse by Wutopia Lab
Shanghai studio Wutopia Lab has completed The White Section Homestay, a guesthouse near Suzhou with rooms that appear to float within the building volume. More
BAU designs winding bridge in China as a "hybrid" of landscape and infrastructure
A snaking bridge that incorporates spaces for play, rest and planting connects two areas of wetland across Shanghai's Yuandang Lake, in this project by Brearley Architects + Urbanists. More
Drone video showcases exterior of 1,000 Trees by Heatherwick Studio
This drone video captures the exterior of 1,000 Trees, a shopping centre in China that Thomas Heatherwick's studio designed to resemble a greenery-covered mountain. More
Spiralling ramp surrounds arts centre in China by Syn Architects
A spiralling ramp creates an unfolding, experiential route for visitors through the Tiangang Arts Center, a combined art gallery and hotel in China's Hebei Province designed by Syn Architects. More
MAD models "futuristic" cruise terminal in China on gantry cranes
A string of orange buildings elevated above ground will mark the Cuntan International Cruise Centre, which Chinese studio MAD has designed for a port in Chongqing, China. More
"We all need places that trigger a response" says Thomas Heatherwick
With Thomas Heatherwick's controversial 1,000 Trees project recently opening in Shanghai, the British designer told Dezeen why he believes the top of structural columns is "the best possible place" to plant trees in this exclusive interview. More
Gad builds bamboo-fronted exhibition centre for Shaoxing rice wine
Chinese architecture studio Gad has completed a building with a gridded bamboo facade, which serves as an exhibition centre for a traditional type of Chinese wine. More
Linehouse designs space-themed cafe in Shanghai for creator of "Australia's most Instagrammed dessert"
Design studio Linehouse combined stainless steel and meteorites to create a space-themed cafe in central Shanghai as Australian chain Black Star Pastry's first Chinese outpost. More
Thomas Heatherwick unveils 1,000 Trees shopping centre in Shanghai
British designer Thomas Heatherwick has unveiled a plant-covered shopping centre in Shanghai, China, that incorporates over 1,000 trees and 250,000 plants. More