MAD designs "building with skin and bones" for Chinese fashion brand
Construction has started on a human-body-inspired headquarters for Chinese fashion group Xinhee, designed by architecture studio MAD (+ slideshow). More
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Stacked shipping containers form temporary pavilion by People's Architecture Office
People's Architecture Office has used 12 shipping containers to build a temporary, red and yellow pavilion in a fast-growing town in China's Shanxi province (+ slideshow). More
I understand why China is banning "weird" architecture, says Jacques Herzog
Swiss architect Jacques Herzog has declared his support for plans by the Chinese government to curb the number of flamboyant and "weird" buildings in the country. More
Chinese government sees architectural discussion as "dangerous" threat, says Ai Weiwei
China's "fatalist" government is causing the country's architectural profession to stagnate, according to artist and political activist Ai Weiwei. More
Traffic-straddling bus makes first test run on Chinese roads
A bus that straddles traffic has made its first journey in the Chinese city of Qinhuangdao (+ slideshow). More
Luca Nichetto designs first ZaoZuo showroom in Beijing based on grid paper
Italian designer Luca Nichetto has opened the first physical store for ZaoZuo, the Chinese startup furniture brand for which he is creative director (+ slideshow). More
He Wei adds portable plastic rooms to youth hostel in a converted Chinese house
Architect He Wei has transformed a traditional rammed-earth property in China into a youth hostel, featuring house-shaped polycarbonate rooms-on-wheels (+ slideshow). More
Penda designs Olympic bridge made up of intersecting rings
Architecture studio Penda has teamed up with engineering firm Arup to design a bridge made up of overlapping rings for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. More
Blossom Pavilion in Shanghai features steel "rocks" and a rooftop flowerbed
Shanghai studio Atelier Deshaus has teamed up with artist Zhan Wang to create a flower-topped pavilion supported by irregularly shaped slabs of stainless steel (+ slideshow). More
Office AIO transforms Beijing hutong residence into coffee bar and guest room
Office AIO has converted a courtyard residence in Beijing's Xiang'er Hutong into a tiny cork- and tile-lined coffee bar with a traditionally styled guest room (+ slideshow). More
Luca Nichetto "completely shocked" by the low price of Chinese design products
Home-grown Chinese design brands will soon be selling affordable products in the west, according to Italian designer Luca Nichetto, who is creative director of Chinese startup furniture brand ZaoZuo (+ slideshow). More
Kengo Kuma dresses Shanghai tower in pleated aluminium for Soho China
Strips of perforated aluminium give a pleated appearance to the facade of this Shanghai tower designed by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma for property developer Soho China (+ slideshow). More
Huge timber steps form bridge built by students across a river in rural China
This stepped timber bridge was built by a team of architecture students from the University of Hong Kong to provide a meeting place for residents of a rural community in southern China (+ slideshow). More
XL-Muse creates tunnel of books for shop in China
Shanghai studio XL-Muse has used black mirrored flooring and arched shelves to create a tunnel of books inside a Chinese store (+ slideshow). More
AIM Architecture creates new home for Soho China in Shanghai
Chinese firm AIM Architecture sought to strike a balance between modern and Jazz Age Shanghai with this office and showroom for property developer Soho China (+ slideshow). More
Tidal waters wash underneath Seashore Chapel by Vector Architects
Beijing studio Vector Architects has built a concrete chapel on a Chinese beach, but raised it up above the sands so that seawater can wash underneath (+ slideshow). More
Eye-like library by MVRDV nears completion in China
Dutch firm MVRDV has revealed its designs for a library with an eye-shaped atrium, which is nearing completion in Tianjin, China (+ slideshow). More
Trapezoidal glass panels create prismatic facades for SOM's Beijing skyscraper
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill has completed a 55-storey tower in Beijing with exterior glass panels that function as prisms, capturing and refracting daylight (+ slideshow). More
Archi-Union Architects transforms abandoned Shanghai warehouse into ceramicist's atelier
Archi-Union Architects has added a slatted timber extension on top of an old concrete and brick factory building in Shanghai, turning it into a showroom and workspace for a ceramic artist (+ slideshow). More
Zhongshuge-Hangzhou bookshop features mirrored ceilings and wraparound bookshelves
An oval reading room with stepped shelving and a display room with tree-trunk-shaped columns are among the spaces designed by Shanghai studio XL-Muse for this bookshop in Hangzhou, China (+ slideshow). More