Architecture office Studio Zhu-Pei has completed a performing arts centre in the Chinese city of Dali featuring an undulating roof that incorporates viewing areas and seating. More about Curving roof incorporates seating at Yang Liping Performing Arts Center
Walnut columns and blackened timber screens nod to the architecture of China's golden age in this atmospheric restaurant in Shantou by local interiors studio JG Phoenix. More about JG Phoenix references Tang dynasty architecture in minimalist Shantou restaurant
Dezeen promotion: the fourth edition of Design China Beijing takes place this week and will showcase international brands alongside local talent under the theme of "nature, nurture and sustainable beauty". More about Design China Beijing 2021 show to explore sustainability in the post-pandemic world
Architecture studio Wutopia Lab and Office ZHU have used layers of perforated metal to transform two disused buildings on the banks of Taizhou's Yongning River into a bright and modern bookshop. More about Wutopia Lab and Office ZHU wrap bookstore in perforated facade to mimic clouds
Shanghai studio AIM Architecture has inserted a red staircase that resembles a children's slide in the middle of this clothing store to create a playful interior. More about AIM Architecture adds slide-like staircase to Shanghai store In the Park
Carlo Ratti Associati has unveiled plans to build a 218-metre-tall skyscraper in China that would grow crops using hydroponics, as well as contain spaces for selling and consuming the produce. More about Carlo Ratti Associati designs hydroponic "farmscraper" for Shenzhen
From shops that display books on tree trunk columns to stores that reflect books all over the walls, we've rounded up ten bookshops in China that exhibit books in non-traditional ways. More about Ten Chinese bookshops that display books in imaginative ways
Grand steel and micro-cement structures, celestial lighting and symmetrical layouts add a sense of ceremony to the shopping experience within this clothing boutique in Hangzhou, China by Liang Architecture Studio. More about Liang Architecture Studio creates retrofuturistic boutique in Hangzhou
Translucent glass shrouds the books within this bookshop in Chongqing, designed by architecture studio HAS Design and Research. More about HAS uses frosted glass to "blur boundaries" in Chongqing bookshop
Chinese architecture studio Atelier Xi has completed a library in Henan province featuring a curving concrete volume that emerges from the ruins of a derelict house. More about Atelier Xi transforms abandoned house into library with curved concrete walls
Studio A( )void has completed a retreat in China's Hebei province comprising a series of cave-like brick-clad pods connected by a raised walkway. More about Studio A( )void designs Grotto Retreat Xiyaotou to evoke ancient cave dwellings
Chinese practice Atelier Xi has completed Peach Hut, a tinted concrete community pavilion and bar overlooking a field of peach trees in Henan Province. More about Atelier Xi designs peach-coloured concrete pavilion in rural China
Chinese architecture studio MAD has released visuals of the top-heavy Hainan Science and Technology Museum that it has designed for the coast of Haikou in China. More about MAD designs white cloud-like science museum on Haikou coast
The latest edition of our Dezeen Weekly newsletter features the world's largest museum dedicated to astronomy, which Ennead Architects has completed in Shanghai. More about The world's largest astronomy museum features in today's Dezeen Weekly newsletter
New York studio Ennead Architects has completed the world's largest museum dedicated to astronomy in Shanghai, China. More about Ennead Architects designs Shanghai Astronomy Museum to "echo the essence of the Universe"
Interior design studio Taste Space designed this roastery and cafe in Bangkok to take customers on a journey from coffee bean roasting to cup. More about Taste Studio pays tribute to the art of coffee roasting with Paga cafe
A retrospective of architect Zaha Hadid's work called ZHA Close Up – Work & Research is currently on display at MAM Shanghai. Its artistic director Shai Baitel picks 10 items from the exhibition that demonstrate the diversity of her work. More about Ten pieces that showcase the "authentic voice" of Zaha Hadid
London studio SHH has used ribbed glass panels in graduated sunset colours to provide a sense of the outdoors in this basement dining hall in Beijing's central Chaoyang district. More about Arched glass panels suggest windows in basement canteen by SHH
British designer Paul Cocksedge has inserted a timber structure of infinite loops into a public square in Kwun Tong, Hong Kong. More about Paul Cocksedge's Time Loop represents ongoing transformation of Hong Kong neighbourhood
Grid patterns and crisp lines are softened by an earthy colour palette in this hotel interior in Chengdu, China, by local firm Archetype Design Organization. More about Mustard yellow tiles clad the walls of this Chengdu hotel by Archetype