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
Architecture studio Schmidt Hammer Lassen has completed a power plant in Shenzhen, China, that is topped with a rooftop walkway. More about Schmidt Hammer Lassen tops Shenzhen Energy Ring with rooftop walkway
Stalk-like arches and canopies emulating mushrooms shelter this children's library, designed by architecture practice Kong Xiangwei Studio as a "fantastical village landmark" in rural China. More about Kong Xiangwei Studio creates mushroom-shaped library in Chinese village
Chinese studio 3andwich Design has completed the Blue Insight Cave Space, a coastal viewing platform and events space in Fujian Province, China, that features cave-like interiors concealed beneath a large green roof. More about 3andwich Design tops cave-like coastal viewpoint with green roof
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a pavilion sheltered with a canopy of leaf-like sails in China by local practice GN Architects. More about Commenter calls kinetic pavilion "a breath of fresh air"
A canopy of leaf-like sails that flutter in the breeze shelters this pavilion, completed by local practice GN Architects on the remote island of Chaishan in China. More about GN Architects designs The Seaside Pavilion to bring "sense of romance" to Chinese island
Flowing curves and a cloud-like cluster of spherical domes are intended to evoke the sea and the sky at this rooftop skatepark in Qingdao, China, by local practice Within Beyond Studio. More about Clouds and waves inform rooftop skatepark in China by Within Beyond Studio
Glossy blue and brown tiles intended to evoke mineral veins cover the exterior of this mining museum in Yixing City, China, completed by Atelier XÜK. More about Atelier XÜK incorporates old mine tunnels into tile-clad museum in China
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
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
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features the Greater Bay Area Sports Centre by Zaha Hadid Architects. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More about Dezeen Debate showcases "ambitious and elegant" ZHA stadium