Christina Yao
Dezeen Awards China 2025 launches to find China's best buildings, interiors and designs
Today we launch Dezeen Awards China 2025, in partnership with Bentley, and begin this year’s search for the best buildings, interiors and designs from China. More about Dezeen Awards China 2025 launches to find China's best buildings, interiors and designs
Wong Kar Wai references own cinematic style for Prada restaurant in Shanghai
Italian fashion brand Prada has opened Mi Shang, a restaurant in the Rongzhai villa in Shanghai that was designed by director Wong Kar Wai to evoke the visual identity of his films. More about Wong Kar Wai references own cinematic style for Prada restaurant in Shanghai
Atelier Apeiron tops arched cultural centre with terraced roof garden
Architecture studio Atelier Apeiron has completed the Hengqin Culture and Art Complex in Zhuhai, China. More about Atelier Apeiron tops arched cultural centre with terraced roof garden
Studio Ruan Xing creates arched timber hall at Shanghai university
Architecture practice Studio Ruan Xing has created an arched, central hall as part of the renovation of a building on the Shanghai Jiao Tong University's School of Design campus in Shanghai. More about Studio Ruan Xing creates arched timber hall at Shanghai university
Southern hemisphere's largest timber roof tops Sydney Fish Market
The 200-metre-long roof canopy above the Sydney Fish Market, designed by architecture studios 3XN and BVN, has been completed. More about Southern hemisphere's largest timber roof tops Sydney Fish Market
Aptdotapt places black Drop-Stop pavilion on Chinese mountain
Rainfall is collected in this black-timber pavilion, created by architecture studio Aptdotapt as a rest stop for hikers on a mountain in China. More about Aptdotapt places black Drop-Stop pavilion on Chinese mountain
Spactrum transforms construction materials into furniture for own office
Chinese architecture studio Spactrum has repurposed construction-site tools and materials to furnish its own office in Shanghai. More about Spactrum transforms construction materials into furniture for own office
Twelve upcoming Chinese projects set to complete in the Year of the Snake
To mark Chinese New Year today, Dezeen rounds up the 12 most anticipated architecture projects set to complete in China this year, including a fan-shaped opera house and an earth-covered sports complex. More about Twelve upcoming Chinese projects set to complete in the Year of the Snake
Aedas unveils infinity loop-shaped museum in Hangzhou
Architecture studio Aedas has completed the Yohoo Museum on an artificial island in Hangzhou, China, which is shaped like an infinity loop. More about Aedas unveils infinity loop-shaped museum in Hangzhou
The top 10 Chinese architecture projects of 2024
Continuing our review of 2024, Dezeen's China editor Christina Yao rounds up this year's most impressive Chinese architecture, including a one-kilometre-long museum and a conical viewing tower. More about The top 10 Chinese architecture projects of 2024
Urbanus adds colourful rooftop additions to Shenzhen block
Architecture studio Urbanus renovated and combined five buildings in Shenzhen, China, adding colourful additions and circulation. More about Urbanus adds colourful rooftop additions to Shenzhen block
Breathe challenges Australia's large homes in Home Truth pavilion at NGV
Architecture studio Breathe has created a house-within-a-house for the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne to draw attention to the potential of small homes. More about Breathe challenges Australia's large homes in Home Truth pavilion at NGV
Open Architecture designs conical Sun Tower as "giant sundial"
Chinese studio Open Architecture has completed the 50-metre-tall Sun Tower, which has a conical concrete form designed to follow the path of the sun, in Yantai, northeast China. More about Open Architecture designs conical Sun Tower as "giant sundial"
Neri&Hu creates "urban oasis" for Artyzen New Bund 31 hotel in Shanghai
Chinese studio Neri&Hu has completed a hotel in Shanghai alongside the New Bund Performing Arts Centre, which was also designed by the studio. More about Neri&Hu creates "urban oasis" for Artyzen New Bund 31 hotel in Shanghai
BVN tops Sydney's brutalist Sirius building with copper-pod extensions
Architecture studio BVN has retrofitted the 1970s brutalist Sirius building in Sydney, Australia, and extended it with a series of copper-clad pods. More about BVN tops Sydney's brutalist Sirius building with copper-pod extensions
Dezeen's Global China exhibition spotlights cultural collaboration
Models, sketches and photos of works by architects and designers including Neri&Hu, Büro Ole Scheeren, Paul Priestman and FOG Architecture feature in Dezeen's Global China: Connecting The World Through Design exhibition in Shanghai. More about Dezeen's Global China exhibition spotlights cultural collaboration
Arthur Mamou-Mani creates rattan viewing tower for AI light show in Bali
French architect Arthur Mamou-Mani has completed the 30-metre-high, rattan and ironwood Tri Hita Karana Tower on a beach in Bali, Indonesia. More about Arthur Mamou-Mani creates rattan viewing tower for AI light show in Bali
Dezeen to host Global China architecture and design exhibition in Shanghai
Dezeen has curated an exhibition during the World Design Cities Conference in Shanghai to showcase works by Chinese and international architects and designers that successfully bridge east and west. More about Dezeen to host Global China architecture and design exhibition in Shanghai
Six visions of the future at Sydney Design Week
Projects by architects Sumayya Vally and David Gianotten are among this year's Sydney Design Week highlights, chosen by curators Keinton Butler and Amaia Sánchez-Velasco. More about Six visions of the future at Sydney Design Week
Swooping roofs of Beijing Art Centre evoke the site's granary history
Architecture studios Schmidt Hammer Lassen and Perkins&Will have completed a multi-functional art centre in Beijing, referencing the shape of a granary that once occupied the site. More about Swooping roofs of Beijing Art Centre evoke the site's granary history