Curving stone walls surround the Hefei River Central Smart Garden Library in China
Chinese architecture studio Geedesign has completed a library in Hefei, China, with arcing stone-clad walls, planted courtyards and roof terraces. More
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AZL Architects wraps wheelchair ramp around multi-generational house
AZL Architects has completed Song House, a concrete five-bedroom house adapted to the needs of its elderly and infirm occupants in the rural village of Nansong, China. More
Curved roof transforms Free Balcony An into an elevated tearoom
Drawing Architecture Studio has enclosed the balcony of a two-bedroom apartment in Beijing to make it resemble the front facade of a typical detached house. More
Crossboundaries designs "mini village" for kindergarten in rural China
The Jiangsu Beisha Kindergarten in China has been conceived as a miniature village, with a cluster of house-like structures clustered around a square and connected via winding paths and raised walkways. More
Operable Interactive Village Hut opens and closes depending on the temperature
A system of hydraulics opens and closes three panels of this visitor centre in Xiahuayuan Village, China, depending on the temperature outside. More
Challenge Design's metal-clad kindergarten folds around a courtyard
Metal shingles cover the folding forms of the Park Legend Kindergarten in Chengdu, China, built by Challenge Design to mimic the peaks of nearby mountains. More
Six interlocking concrete blocks form Living Art Pavilion in Shenzhen
Mozhao Architects has added a furniture shop and tea house to a technology park in Shenzhen, in a series of six concrete blocks. More
Archi-Union references calligraphy in curving tiled roof of Inkstone House cultural centre
Shanghai studio Archi-Union Architects mimics traditional Chinese calligraphy in its latest project, a rural cultural centre in Sichuan province, featuring a sweeping tiled roof that flows into a central courtyard. More
Aluminium louvres and a membrane roof shade Wuyuanhe Stadium by GMP Architekten
A crescent-shaped membrane roof and aluminium louvres shelter the grandstand of the new 41,000-seat Wuyuanhe Stadium by GMP Architekten on the island of Hainan, China. More
Zaha Hadid Architects' lakeside cultural centre nears completion in Changsha
New photos reveal the Zaha Hadid Architects-designed Changsha Meixihu International Culture and Art Centre nearing completion in China. More
Zai's Hutong Filter features a pixelated shingle wall overlooking a traditional courtyard
Hutong Filter is a studio added to a house in one of Beijing's traditional hutongs by architecture office Zai with pixel-style shingles and timber frames connecting to a communal courtyard. More
Open Architecture converts airport fuel tanks into gallery spaces
Five aviation fuel containers on the former Longhua airport in Shanghai have been transformed into art and culture park Tank Shanghai, by local studio Open Architecture. More
Tensile fabric roof stretches over bamboo structures at Raleigh Campsite in China
The Architectural Design Institute of South China University of Technology has completed a youth development facility, by renovating a former primary school and adding a series of covered bamboo campsite spaces. More
ZJJZ Atelier scatters 10 cabins across mountain in rural China
The Woodhouse Hotel, located in the remote village of Tuanjie in China's Guizhou Provence, is formed of 10 wooden cabins dotted amongst a forest on a mountain. More
Concrete bar by 3andwich Design cantilevers over a river in China
Mica-Bar by 3andwich Design occupies a concrete volume poking out over a river running through the village of Wangjiatuan in China. More
OMA reveals visuals of Xinhu Hangzhou Prism
Cube-shaped balconies will form the terraced facades of the Xinhu Hangzhou Prism, which OMA has started building in the coastal city of Hangzhou, China. More
VR film offers preview of Amateur Architecture Studio's Lin'an History Museum
The Bartlett School of Architecture has created a virtual reality tour of the Lin'an History Museum, designed by Wang Shu and Lu Wenyu's studio, which is yet to open to the public. More
Wutopia Lab wraps visitor centre with striped wall inspired by nautical shirts
Shanghai-based architecture studio Wutopia Lab has revamped a tourism company's entrance office into the Striped House visitor centre in Qinhuangdao, China. More
Xiangmi Science Library connected to park by glazed walkway through treetops
Cantilevered metal roofs shade the glazed walls of this library designed by MLA+, which is connected by a treetop walkway to Shenzhen's Xiangmi Park. More
Studio Libeskind's Museum of Zhang ZhiDong references Wuhan's industrial past
Daniel Libeskind's studio has completed its first project in China – a museum in Wuhan featuring an arcing steel-clad volume elevated above a new public plaza. More