China
Hollow concrete blocks form a textured frontage for Wuyang Architecture’s student shower block
Canteen building by Knowspace features a granite facade “like lychee skin”
“No more weird architecture” says Chinese president
Courtyard House Plugin by People’s Architecture Office repurposes ancient Beijing residences
Garden chapel by AZL Architects features semi-transparent walls and a butterfly roof
Small Project of the Year 2014 award goes to a community library with a rooftop playground
Penda creates snowdrift-inspired interiors for a Chinese ski retreat
Hospital for a rural Chinese community features a ramp that slopes up to the roof
Zaha Hadid’s Wangjing Soho complex nears completion in Beijing
Nike creates first full-size LED basketball court in Shanghai for training with Kobe Bryant
MAD wants to “invent a new typology” for high-rise architecture, says Ma Yansong
Looping wooden viewing platform in China built by students in just six days
Zaha Hadid and Norman Foster chosen to design Chinese hotels
Criss-crossing bricks give a perforated facade to mountainside building by Li Xiaodong
Li Xiaodong wins inaugural Moriyama Prize for “modest” Liyuan Library
Richard Meier reveals 163-metre skyscraper underway in Taiwan
Remix Studio outlines hutong house renovation plans with UV installation
AIM Architecture designs “back to the future” interiors for Shanghai shopping centre
Construction starts on Jean Nouvel’s National Art Museum of China
Penda’s indoor planting modules provide a “green oasis” inside Home Cafe
Fish-inspired skyscraper by RMJM wins Chinese tower contest
Alvaro Siza’s first major project in China floats in an industrial park
Le Meridien hotel redesign by Neri&Hu features glass boxes and bronze columns
