The Lan Xi Curtilage by Archi-Union
Shanghai studio Archi-Union used differently sized bricks to make waves across the exterior of this restaurant and members' club at a cultural heritage park in Chengdu, China (+ slideshow). More
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House in middle of Chinese motorway demolished
News: a five-storey house that had stood for over a year at the centre of a Chinese motorway has finally been demolished. More
Winning masterplan will turn central Shenzhen into "Garden City of Tomorrow"
News: international firm SWA Group has been selected to redesign Futian District in Shenzhen, China - an area that's larger than Manhattan (+ slideshow). More
Zoomlion Headquarters International Plaza by amphibianArc
Californian firm amphibianArc was inspired by images of spacecrafts to come up with two different skyscraper proposals for the headquarters of a Chinese machinery company in Changsha (+ slideshow + movies). More
Bao House by dot Architects
This mobile home by Chinese studio dot Architects consists of a quilted cube attached to the back of a tricycle. More
"The western media likes to portray China as this big behemoth" - Neri&Hu
Interest in conservation and small scale development is growing in China, according to Shanghai architects Lyndon Neri and Rossana Hu, whose conversion of a former colonial police station opened in the city this month (+ movie). More
World's tallest building will be constructed in 90 days
News: construction is set to begin next month on the world's tallest building in Changsha, China, which will be completed in just 90 days. More
Shang Xia Beijing Store by Kengo Kuma and Associates
A lattice of extruded aluminium sections evokes images of the brickwork in Beijing's old neighbourhoods at this Shang Xia boutique by Kengo Kuma and Associates (+ slideshow). More
Huangshan Mountain Village by MAD
Chinese firm MAD has today unveiled plans for a village of towering apartment blocks beside the Huangshan Mountains in eastern China (+ slideshow). More
"Architects in China are lost" - Neri&Hu
News: Chinese architects need to develop their own design manifesto to stem the tide of "half-assed" building projects in the country, according to Lyndon Neri and Rossana Hu of Shanghai studio Neri&Hu. Update: this interview is featured in Dezeen Book of Interviews, which is on sale now for £12. More
Galaxy Soho by Zaha Hadid Architects photographed by Hufton + Crow
When Zaha Hadid Architects' 330,000-square-metre Galaxy Soho complex opened in Beijing last month our readers were left guessing how it relates to the surrounding neighbourhood. This set of images by photographers Hufton + Crow shows just that (+ slideshow). More
Sotto Sotto by HRC Design Works
Architecture and design studio HRC Design Works has transformed an ageing warehouse beside the HuangPu River in Shanghai into a leisure and shopping destination with a plant-covered cafe and a cave-like shoe store. More
The Design Republic Commune by Neri&Hu
Architecture studio Neri&Hu has opened a design gallery, shop and event space in a former colonial police station in Shanghai’s Jingan district. More
“China is a dream scenario for a designer” - Michael Young
News: China will produce as many world-class designers as Japan within 20 years, according to Hong Kong-based industrial designer Michael Young. More
Galaxy Soho by Zaha Hadid Architects
London firm Zaha Hadid Architects has completed a 330,000-square-metre retail, office and entertainment complex in Beijing (+ slideshow). More
Great City by Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture
News: work is about to start on a high-density, car-free "satellite city" for 80,000 people that will be built from scratch in a rural location close to Chengdu and later replicated in other parts of China. More
"If China doesn't go green it's the end of the world" - Li Xiaodong on Liyuan Library
World Architecture Festival 2012: in this movie we filmed at the World Architecture Festival, Chinese architect Li Xiaodong tells Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs how "sustainability is a must" for new buildings in China, because if the country doesn't get it right it's "the end of the world". More
(un)Made in China exhibition at Beijing Design Week
Beijing Design Week: an exhibition about the problems faced by international architects working in China is on display as part of Beijing Design Week, exploring the issues at play through the stories of twelve projects that never made it. More
"China needs to slow down" - Beijing Design Week creative director Aric Chen
Beijing Design Week: as a Chinese company announces plans to build the world’s tallest skyscraper in just seven months, Beijing Design Week creative director Aric Chen says that contemporary China should "slow down" and look to "craft thinking" to tackle both small and large-scale design challenges the country is facing. More
World's tallest skyscraper to be built with ready-made 'Meccano' pieces
News: a Chinese company plans to build the world's tallest skyscraper in just seven months using pre-fabricated components slotted together like a Meccano toy. More