A recent court ruling in China ordered the immediate demolition of a building resembling the Vector Architects-designed Seashore Chapel due to architectural copyright infringement. More about Vector Architects wins landmark architectural copyright infringement case in China
Angled sheets of anodised aluminium cloak the exterior of this minimalist cafe, designed by Chinese studio Jiangjie Office for an arts centre in Hangzhou. More about Aluminium-clad B131 Café appears "untouchable from the outside"
Six volumes clad in sandstone define this ring-shaped visitor centre dedicated to Maiji Mountain in Tianshui, designed by Chinese studios ZXD Architects and Beijing Institute of Architectural Design. More about Sandstone cloaks ring-shaped Maiji Mountain Visitor Centre in China
Architecture studio OMA has completed the Jomoo headquarters in Xiamen, China, featuring a facade composed of white ceramic stripes with a mountain-like base. More about OMA wraps Jomoo headquarters in white ceramic stripes
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features the Shanghai Grand Opera House by Snøhetta. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More about Dezeen Debate features "the most beautiful public stair design I have seen"
Architecture studio Snøhetta has released photos and videos of the Shanghai Grand Opera House, which features a dramatic spiral staircase that extends to the roof, as it nears completion. More about Videos reveal spiral staircase roof nearing completion at Snøhetta's Shanghai opera house
British architecture studio Foster + Partners has unveiled photos of the illuminated, geometric facade at China Merchants Bank Headquarters, which is nearing completion in Shenzhen. More about Foster + Partners reveals photos of Shenzhen supertall skyscraper ahead of completion
Woven lattices made of red and white metal tubes wrap around The Quartet – Songzhuang Z Museum, a textile gallery designed by Chinese architectural studio Team BLDG in Zhejiang province. More about Team BLDG wraps Chinese art museum in colour-shifting "woven skin"
Luxury fashion brand Louis Vuitton has unveiled The Louis, a boat-shaped concept shop in Shanghai, with upper levels designed to resemble its classic trunks. More about Louis Vuitton creates ship-shaped store formed of trunks in Shanghai
A trio of sweeping green roofs characterise this agricultural museum in Fujian Province, designed by Chinese studio Atelier Alter Architects to mirror the peaks of the nearby Wuyi Mountains. More about Atelier Alter Architects tops Sunner Museum in China with curved green roofs
Designer Xuanhao Li has merged digital fabrication and traditional craftsmanship to turn discarded polyethylene packaging into marine-informed lighting. More about Polycycle Illumination turns plastic film waste into jellyfish-like lamps
Architecture studio WATG and Wimberly Interiors have completed a boutique hotel in Wuxi, China, evoking a sense of tranquility informed by local poetry. More about Hotel Wuxi MGallery Collection informed by historical poet's home
Architecture studio Neri&Hu has transformed a former industrial compound in China, into a creative hub, wrapped in a rusty Corten steel facade to reference the site's history. More about Neri&Hu adds rusty Corten steel facades to former industrial compound
Chinese studio Trace Architecture Office has completed Tide's Echo Hall, an events and dining space housed within a series of minimalist structures on the coast of Shandong Province. More about Trace Architecture Office designs coastal events space with "sculptural presence"
The AIA has named 10 winners of its 2025 Architecture Awards program, which includes a campus in Rwanda by MASS Design Group, an astronomy museum in Shanghai by Ennead Architects and a renovated steel mill in Pittsburgh. More about AIA reveals winners of 2025 Architecture Awards
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a glazed pavilion with a stepped roof made of imitation stone by DoDesign studio in Chongqing, China. More about "Love the design idea, but fake rock is still fake rock" says commenter
Chinese studio DoDesign has perched the Drifting Stones pavilion on a rocky site in Chongqing, concealing a panoramic viewing area beneath a stepped roof of imitation stone. More about Imitation stone conceals glass viewpoint in Chinese valley by DoDesign
A waterfront stage shaped like a lotus leaf forms the heart of Luhu Ring of Starlight, an amphitheatre by Chinese architecture firm AIR-CoLAB Studio and engineer HDEC in Sichuan Province, China. More about AIR-CoLAB Studio creates ring-shaped amphitheatre by lake in China
Promotion: trade show Design Shanghai is returning for its 12th edition next month, aiming to build upon its history of platforming Chinese design and innovation to a global audience. More about This year's Design Shanghai spotlights China's latest design innovation
"Lighthearted and playful" inflatables intended to evoke clouds have been incorporated into this cluster of three pavilions in rural China, completed by architecture firms Practice on Earth and Increments Studio. More about Shipping containers and inflatables form Down in the Clouds pavilions in China