Christina Yao
Christina Yao is Dezeen's China editor. She is in charge of running Dezeen's WeChat account and overseeing Dezeen's coverage of Chinese architecture and design.
She previously lived in London for six years as Europe correspondent for the weekly magazine China Business Network. She moved back to China in late 2019 as managing editor for Business of Fashion before joining Dezeen in 2021.
Stories by Christina Yao
Sydney’s Powerhouse Parramatta revealed ahead of public opening tomorrow
Linehouse reimagines industrial aesthetics for Jen Hangzhou hotel in Kohn Pedersen Fox-designed building
Grimshaw completes rammed-earth visitor centre for Twelve Apostles in Australia
Plant Life exhibition imagines a future where “plants return as the dominant source”
Grimshaw unveils trio of Auckland stations informed by Māori narratives
Bin Wu’s mirror-topped Pavilion of Time aims to “make time tangible”
Six projects from Bin Wu that showcase design “articulated by the East itself”
Zara flagship store in Shanghai reflects “the future of physical retail”
Crissy Zhang creates Melbourne home shaped by “modern Parisian sensibility”
Joyce Wang draws on “colonial country manors” for Hong Kong hotel interior
MVRDV wraps Beijing roof tiles around Chinese moon gates for fashion flagship store
Vector Architects rejects “white cube” design for Aranya Art Center Guangzhou
RSHP designs Hetao Alpha skyscraper in Shenzhen with “striking butterfly layout”
Büro Ziyu Zhuang designs Chinese museum cluster to “blend seamlessly” into meadow
Snøhetta designs Hong Kong clubhouse with undulating playground and rope-climbing tower
Splitting cells informs Shanghai research campus’ interconnected buildings
Copper-coloured ellipses wrap office tower in Brisbane
Seven collectible pieces from Design Miami Seoul that reimagine traditional Korean crafts
Eight pavilion highlights from Jia Curated 2026
Design profession receives own classification in upcoming Australian census
RSHP unveils tripartite Shanghai skyscraper informed by historical laneways
World’s tallest timber tower tops out in Sydney
