Chinese architecture studio More Design Office (MDO) has converted a cluster of traditional rammed-earth houses in China's Zhejiang Province into a series of contemporary guesthouses called Floating Cloud Township Villa. More about MDO converts rammed-earth houses in rural China into holiday villas
Shanghai studio AIM Architecture has transformed the second floor of a business park in Hangzhou, China, into a store that resembles a 1970s office for cosmetics brand Harmay. More about AIM Architecture takes cues from 1970s offices for Hangzhou cosmetics store
Amorphous windows illuminate the cavernous interior of this pilates gym, which designer Wanmu Shazi has created in the Chinese port city of Xiamen. More about Xiamen pilates studio by Wanmu Shazi resembles a light-dappled cave
Shanghai studio Wutopia Lab has completed The White Section Homestay, a guesthouse near Suzhou with rooms that appear to float within the building volume. More about Sliced openings reveal internal layout of Suzhou guesthouse by Wutopia Lab
A snaking bridge that incorporates spaces for play, rest and planting connects two areas of wetland across Shanghai's Yuandang Lake, in this project by Brearley Architects + Urbanists. More about BAU designs winding bridge in China as a "hybrid" of landscape and infrastructure
This drone video captures the exterior of 1,000 Trees, a shopping centre in China that Thomas Heatherwick's studio designed to resemble a greenery-covered mountain. More about Drone video showcases exterior of 1,000 Trees by Heatherwick Studio
A spiralling ramp creates an unfolding, experiential route for visitors through the Tiangang Arts Center, a combined art gallery and hotel in China's Hebei Province designed by Syn Architects. More about Spiralling ramp surrounds arts centre in China by Syn Architects
A string of orange buildings elevated above ground will mark the Cuntan International Cruise Centre, which Chinese studio MAD has designed for a port in Chongqing, China. More about MAD models "futuristic" cruise terminal in China on gantry cranes
With Thomas Heatherwick's controversial 1,000 Trees project recently opening in Shanghai, the British designer told Dezeen why he believes the top of structural columns is "the best possible place" to plant trees in this exclusive interview. More about "We all need places that trigger a response" says Thomas Heatherwick
Chinese architecture studio Gad has completed a building with a gridded bamboo facade, which serves as an exhibition centre for a traditional type of Chinese wine. More about Gad builds bamboo-fronted exhibition centre for Shaoxing rice wine
Design studio Linehouse combined stainless steel and meteorites to create a space-themed cafe in central Shanghai as Australian chain Black Star Pastry's first Chinese outpost. More about Linehouse designs space-themed cafe in Shanghai for creator of "Australia's most Instagrammed dessert"
British designer Thomas Heatherwick has unveiled a plant-covered shopping centre in Shanghai, China, that incorporates over 1,000 trees and 250,000 plants. More about Thomas Heatherwick unveils 1,000 Trees shopping centre in Shanghai
Chinese studio Naturalbuild has completed the reconstruction of Xinfan Market in Huzhen Town, Zhejiang Province, with a design that aims to help facilitate visitors' return to wet markets in the wake of coronavirus lockdowns. More about Naturalbuild redesigns Chinese marketplace to encourage "spontaneous modification"
Four peaks clad in weathering steel cover the underground galleries at the Datong Art Museum, which British architecture studio Foster + Partners has completed in northern China. More about Foster + Partners shelters subterranean art gallery with pyramidal roofscape
Architecture firm SOM has completed its headquarters for Shenzhen's Rural Commercial Bank, a naturally ventilated steel-wrapped office building with an exterior that resembles an exoskeleton. More about SOM unveils "breathing" Shenzhen bank tower enclosed in diagrid
Norwegian architecture studio Snøhetta has unveiled designs for a 16-metre-tall glass-enclosed library in Beijing formed from pillars that create a forest-like canopy. More about Snøhetta designs library in Beijing to resemble a ginkgo-tree forest
In this week's comments update, readers are analysing Heatherwick Studio's 1,000 Trees development and discussing other top stories. More about Commenter calls Heatherwick Studio's 1,000 Trees development "sublime"
Chinese studio Trace Architecture Office has completed the Aranya Theatre complex at the seaside resort of Aranya in Hebei Province, with a stone amphitheatre for outdoor performances. More about Trace Architecture Office designs theatre complex in China as a "stage for the city"
Cheng Chung Design has used soft-hued materials for the interiors of Dongfengyun Hotel Mi'Le, which forms part of a huge art installation in rural China. More about CCD designs hotel within Dongfengyun's unique brick architecture
The first section of the plant-covered 1,000 Trees development, designed by British designer Thomas Heatherwick's studio, has officially opened in Shanghai, China. More about Heatherwick Studio's 1,000 Trees opens in Shanghai