Dezeen Magazine

Chongqing's hidden factories inform interiors of Harmay beauty store

Conveyor belts and cog-like display stands appear within this beauty store in Chongqing, China, designed by AIM Architecture, which takes cues from the city's underground network of factories. More

Ice-block pavilion Falling Hours functions as a giant hourglass

Architects from the Beijing Institute of Architectural Design used a cable membrane structure and bricks of river ice to create this installation in Qinhuangdao, China, which has been shortlisted for a 2023 Dezeen Award. More

Dezeen Awards China 2023 Designers of the Year shortlist revealed

Dezeen has announced the Designers of the Year shortlist for the inaugural Dezeen Awards China, which includes Mario Tsai, OPEN Architecture and Ziin Life. More

Seven architecture and design events in China in November

The largest solo exhibition from MAD Architects and the month-long Festival of Design in Shanghai are among the architecture and design events taking place in China featured in Dezeen Events Guide this month. More

"Sightseeing factory" in China celebrates the heritage of red vinegar

Chinese practice Lel Design Studio has completed a factory in Yongchun that combines  traditional and modern brewing facilities for vinegar with a sightseeing route for tourists. More

Dezeen Awards China 2023 architecture shortlist revealed

Dezeen has announced the 34-strong architecture shortlist for the inaugural Dezeen Awards China, which includes buildings by Trace Architecture Office, AIM Architecture and Thomas Heatherwick. More

MAD to transform Chinese factory with futuristic rooftop extension

Chinese architecture studio MAD has unveiled its plans for The Ark, a project involving the renovation and extension of a warehouse at an old cement factory in Shanghai, China. More

Neri&Hu wraps South China Sea wellness retreat around "water courtyard"

Chinese studio Neri&Hu has designed the Sanya Wellness Retreat hotel on the Chinese island of Hainan, with public spaces arranged around a central water courtyard. More

RooMoo integrates local materials and traditions into Som Land Hostel near Shanghai

Thatched roofs, recycled bricks and bundles of sticks were used to construct this hostel on Shanghai's Chongming Island, which Chinese studio RooMoo has organised around two existing buildings. More

Chinese kindergarten designed as "small town" of flexible classrooms

Winding balconies and outdoor learning spaces feature in Kindergarten of Museum Forest, a curvy building that Chinese studio Atelier Apeiron has added to an existing nursery in Shenzhen. More