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
Ennead Architects designs Wuxi Art Museum to emulate “natural erosion of spirit stones”
Studio Tate creates “textural earthiness” for Relinque wellness spa
One Plus Partnership adds sculptural stage spotlights to Shenzhen cinema
Cun Panda designs escape room with tree at its centre for Chinese game company
Neri&Hu creates “nomadic” office interiors for Shanghai media company
Muda Architects models Tianfu Museum of Chinese Medicine on yin-yang symbol
Metaverse real estate community The Row launches with six architectural designs by artists
MAD aims to “challenge the status quo” with first social housing project
“Projects on hold” as China’s Covid lockdown hits architects and designers
Neri&Hu adds mesh-clad guesthouse to Shenzhen urban village
Twelve Chinese architecture projects completing in the Year of the Tiger
Linehouse designs space-themed cafe in Shanghai for creator of “Australia’s most Instagrammed dessert”
Brandston Partnerships’ lighting design highlights sinuous shape of Yabuli conference centre
Neri&Hu converts textile factory into headquarters for Chinese pastry brand
FOG Architecture creates kinetic display for Super Seed’s Hangzhou store
Schmidt Hammer Lassen wraps China’s biggest library in marble-printed glass facade
Chapel of Sound in China is given a “science-fiction vibe” in new video
Traditional Chinese roof tiles decorate the interior of Blue Bottle Coffee shop in Shanghai
Stellar Works founder leaves Shanghai for New York due to lockdown restrictions in China
Architects in China adapting to more sustainable and culturally relevant skyscrapers after supertall ban
Open Architecture reveals design for Sun Tower in China
Linehouse designs Shanghai restaurant informed by New Wave art movement
