News: building work has begun in Beijing on the National Art Museum of China by French architect Jean Nouvel, who beat Frank Gehry and Zaha Hadid in a competition for the project in 2013. More about Construction starts on Jean Nouvel's National Art Museum of China
Wooden box shelves and planters populate the gridded metal framework installed around the perimeter of this cafe in Beijing by design collective Penda (+ slideshow). More about Penda's indoor planting modules provide a "green oasis" inside Home Cafe
These new images by German photographer Robert Herrmann show the near-complete external structures of Zaha Hadid's Wangjing Soho complex, which is scheduled to open later this year in Beijing (+ slideshow). More about Zaha Hadid's Wangjing Soho complex nears completion in Beijing
Berlin architecture firm Knowspace has created a pair of red brick residences and studios with ridged roofs for two artists in a creative community on the outskirts of Beijing (+ slideshow). More about Knowspace builds brick artists' studios and homes around a communal courtyard
The age-defining rings of a tree stump provided the starting point for this small round house planned by design collective Penda for a wood-carving artist in Beijing (+ slideshow). More about Penda's doughnut-shaped House O is based on the form of a tree stump
A huge folding wall lifts up to reveal the contents of a weathered steel auditorium at this abandoned printing factory in Beijing, which Chinese studio Origin Architect has converted into a theatre complex (+ slideshow). More about Origin Architect transforms Beijing factory into a theatre complex
Beijing's Forbidden City is the backdrop for this tea house created by Chinese studio CutscapeArchitecture in place of two dilapidated warehouses (+ slideshow). More about Red-Wall Teahouse by CutscapeArchitecture flanks Beijing's Forbidden City
News: Chinese firm MAD has unveiled new images of Chaoyang Park Plaza – a complex of skyscrapers, office blocks and public spaces modelled on the mountains, hills and lakes depicted in Chinese landscape paintings – which is now under construction in Beijing. More about MAD's landscape-inspired Chaoyang Park Plaza breaks ground in Beijing
A sequence of arches creates topsy-turvy openings and curvy doorways through the spaces of this art gallery in Beijing by design collective Penda (+ slideshow). More about Beijing art gallery by Penda features topsy-turvy archways
Tsutsumi & Associates has added a spiral staircase and glazed meeting rooms to an old factory in Beijing to transform the building into the headquarters of a furniture company (+ slideshow). More about Tsutsumi & Associates converts Beijing factory into furniture brand headquarters
News: Dutch designer Daan Roosegaarde has developed an "electronic vacuum cleaner" that can remove smog from urban skies and is working with the mayor of Beijing to use the technology in a new park in the city (+ interview + movie). More about Roosegaarde's "electronic vacuum cleaner" could solve smog problem
Beijing designers Remix Studio created a string installation that guided visitors through a derelict building to a pop-up restaurant at Beijing Design Week 2013 (+ slideshow). More about Paizi 38 installation by Remix Studio
News: Chinese architect Ma Yansong has revealed plans for a mixed-use complex in Beijing featuring skyscrapers, office blocks and public spaces modelled on mountains, hills and lakes. More about Ma Yansong unveils mountain-inspired skyscrapers for Beijing
News: a Chinese businessman who built a house covered by an artificial mountain on top of a 26-storey apartment block in Beijing has been told to remove it or face having it demolished. More about Man ordered to remove fake mountain villa on top of Chinese tower
News: a heritage group in Beijing has written an open letter to the Royal Institute of British Architects saying it is "disappointed and offended" that Zaha Hadid's Galaxy Soho complex has been given an RIBA International Award. More about Chinese heritage group "offended" by Zaha Hadid's RIBA Award for Galaxy Soho
News: French architect Jean Nouvel has been officially declared winner of the competition to design the prestigious National Art Museum of China in Beijing, ending months of speculation. More about Jean Nouvel wins National Art Museum of China competition
Take a tour through the spaces of Zaha Hadid's Galaxy Soho complex in Beijing, China, in this movie by architectural photographer Dan Chung. More about Movie: Galaxy Soho by Zaha Hadid Architects
Dutch architects UNStudio have designed a concept for a new business district at Tongzhou in Beijing, consisting of skyscrapers linked by aerial bridges (+ slideshow). More about Tongzhou Central Business District by UNStudio
Gehry Partners has released images of its shortlisted entry for the competition to design the National Art Museum of China (NAMOC) in Beijing - a competition thought to have been won by Jean Nouvel. More about National Art Museum of China competition entry by Gehry Partners
This micro house in Beijing by Chinese architect Liu Lubin comprises three cross-shaped modules that can be flipped around to turn a living room into an office or bathroom (+ slideshow). More about Micro House in Tsinghua by Studio Liu Lubin