Ennead Architects designs Shanghai Astronomy Museum to "echo the essence of the Universe"
New York studio Ennead Architects has completed the world's largest museum dedicated to astronomy in Shanghai, China. More
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Taste Studio pays tribute to the art of coffee roasting with Paga cafe
Interior design studio Taste Space designed this roastery and cafe in Bangkok to take customers on a journey from coffee bean roasting to cup. More
Ten pieces that showcase the "authentic voice" of Zaha Hadid
A retrospective of architect Zaha Hadid's work called ZHA Close Up – Work & Research is currently on display at MAM Shanghai. Its artistic director Shai Baitel picks 10 items from the exhibition that demonstrate the diversity of her work. More
Arched glass panels suggest windows in basement canteen by SHH
London studio SHH has used ribbed glass panels in graduated sunset colours to provide a sense of the outdoors in this basement dining hall in Beijing's central Chaoyang district. More
Paul Cocksedge's Time Loop represents ongoing transformation of Hong Kong neighbourhood
British designer Paul Cocksedge has inserted a timber structure of infinite loops into a public square in Kwun Tong, Hong Kong. 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
MVRDV unveils terraced LAD headquarters in Shanghai designed as "agricultural oasis"
Dutch architecture studio MVRDV has released designs for a terraced office block clad in solar panels for Chinese agriculture development company Lankuaikei Agriculture Development. More
Architect Alison Killing wins Pulitzer Prize for exposing alleged Chinese internment camps
British architect Alison Killing has become the first of her profession to win a Pulitzer Prize for reportage with a series of articles revealing a network of Chinese prison camps allegedly built to incarcerate Muslims. More
MAD designs Cloud Center in China to resemble a floating cloud
Architecture studio MAD has revealed its design for a multi-purpose cultural centre on China's Aranya Gold Coast that was informed by clouds and space. More
Rooi uses plywood joinery to revamp post-war Chinese apartment for modern life
Multifunctional plywood structures that create spaces for sleeping, storage and drinking tea feature in this compact apartment in Beijing designed by Rooi. More
Office architecture
Office architecture
Runxuan Textile Office features curvilinear aluminium facade
Design studio Rationale International — Masanori Design Studio has created an office in China with a curvilinear facade and undulating ceiling that draws on the qualities of fabric. More
FOG Architecture creates "modern cave" for ToSummer's Beijing store
Chinese studio FOG Architecture has added curved walls, mirrored surfaces and faux stone to the interiors of aromatherapy brand ToSummer's flagship store in Beijing. More
Ten-storey stainless-steel apartment block built in 28 hours
Chinese company Broad Group has erected a modular 10-storey apartment block, named the Living Building, in just over a day in Changsha, China. More
LUO Studio uses rotating walls to create flexible Beijing bookshop
Translucent rotating walls pivot to transform the interior of this bookshop in Beijing by Chinese architecture firm LUO Studio. More
Office architecture
Office architecture
Jean Nouvel bisects city block with "street of 1,000 red jars" in Shanghai
Ateliers Jean Nouvel has created a shortcut through Shanghai's Huangpu district, inserting a covered shopping street into a mixed-use building and livening office facades with rows of potted plants. More
Ma Yansong creates lantern-like artwork in rural Chinese tea field
MAD architecture studio-founder Ma Yansong's has unveiled his Light artwork in a rural tea field in China. More
Undulating bamboo canopy by LLLab evokes its mountainous surroundings
Chinese architecture studio LLLab used woven bamboo to create a canopy and a group of pod-like pavilions to shelter visitors to a light show set amongst the dramatic limestone mountains of Guilin. More
Wutopia Lab's latest bookstore in Shanghai borrows from traditional Chinese garden design
Bookshelves made from perforated aluminium and quartz stone double as partition walls in this maze-like Shanghai bookstore by local architecture studio Wutopia Lab. More
Dezeen teams up with Design Shanghai to present cafe and bar designed by Michael Young
Dezeen has partnered with Design Shanghai to present a cafe and bar designed by Michael Young at the 2021 edition of the trade show, which opened in Shanghai this week. More
Delugan Meissl completes Taiyuan Botanical Garden with giant domed greenhouses
Austrian firm Delugan Meissl Associated Architects has completed a botanical garden complex in Taiyuan, China, featuring three domed greenhouses positioned on or alongside an artificial lake. More