A spiral staircase twists 810 degrees to form a viewpoint designed by architecture studio Doarchi to look out over the mountains close to Shenzhen. More about Spiral lookout tower gives views of the mountains in Shenzhen
The curvaceous, aluminium-clad form of Liyang Museum in China was designed by architecture practice CROX to represent the sound made by a traditional musical instrument. More about CROX designs aluminium-clad museum based on the sound of an instrument
Chinese architecture studio LLLab has designed a hotel on the outskirts of Beijing as a village-style complex of buildings made from local brick and slate. More about LLLab uses red brick and slate for retreat close to the Great Wall of China
Our latest Pinterest board features innovative architecture in Beijing's historic hutongs, including radical transformations of traditional courtyard houses such as this one by Chinese architect MAD. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest or visit our hutongs board to see more examples. More about Explore contemporary architecture in Beijing's hutongs on our new Pinterest board
Thin carbon fibres wind over a 3D-printed metal frame to form this bridge, made by university students in Shanghai using two emerging robotic fabrication techniques. More about Two robotic fabrication methods entwine to make Tongji University bridge
MAD has transformed a vacant courtyard house in one of Beijing's ancient hutongs by adding two bubble-like workspaces to its roof. More about Hutong Bubble 218 by MAD gives "new life" to ageing Beijing hutong
The pale brick volume of the Changjiang Art Museum by Vector Architects includes a raised public square and footbridge for the city of Taiyuan. More about Vector Architects creates public space with Changjiang Art Museum
The 45-storey Leeza Soho skyscraper, designed by the late Zaha Hadid in Beijing, China, contains the world's tallest atrium twisting through its centre. More about Zaha Hadid Architects completes Leeza Soho skyscraper with world's tallest atrium
Trace Architecture Office designed zigzagging ramps running round Huandao Middle School in Haikou, China, to encourage interaction and play between students outside the classroom. More about Zigzagging white ramps encourage interaction at Huandao Middle School in China
Plywood panels and fabric curtains have been used by by Kooo Architects to transform an existing concrete structure into a guesthouse in Guangzhou, China. More about Kooo Architects inserts plywood-lined hotel rooms into an existing concrete frame
Design studio Office AIO has arranged partitions inside this pink-hued Beijing coffee shop to frame vignettes of customers enjoying their hot drinks. More about Basic Coffee in Beijing is designed to be "like a live advertisement"
A public esplanade envelops David Chipperfield's West Bund Museum in Shanghai, which contains the Centre Pompidou's first Chinese outpost. More about David Chipperfield completes iridescent West Bund Museum containing Centre Pompidou outpost
Heatherwick Studio has released photography of its plant-covered 1,000 Trees development in Shanghai, which has had its scaffolding removed. More about Heatherwick Studio reveals 1,000 Trees nearing completion in Shanghai
A drawing of an imaginary fairyland was Wutopia Lab's starting point for the design of this cafe for children in Dalian, China. More about China's Lolly-Laputan cafe is designed to be an educational "fairyland" for kids
Stacks of rough stone and concrete form the campus of Yan'an University in China, designed by the Architectural Design and Research Institute of Tsinghua University to recall the city's famous cave dwellings. More about Yan'an University Campus evokes the city's ancient stone cave dwellings
An outpost of a British fish and chip shop has opened in Chengdu, China, which creative studio Unknown Works has completed with a 3D-scanned facade.
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Wutopia Lab has used over 5,000 white steel pipes to form the structure of The Last Redoubt, China's first museum for architectural models. More about White steel and mirrored halls form sci-fi themed architectural model museum in China
A cluster of rustic rooms forms the new Lost Villa Boutique Hotel in Zhongwei, China, designed by DAS Lab to blend into the desert landscape. More about Boutique hotel complex coated in brown mortar to appear weathered
A mountainous river valley forms the backdrop to the XY Yunlu Hotel, which Atelier Liu Yuyang has built within a series of renovated farmhouses in Guangxi, China. More about Atelier Liu Yuyang reuses old farmhouses to create boutique hotel in rural China
The 528-metre-tall CITIC Tower designed by American firm Kohn Pedersen Fox is the tallest skyscraper in Beijing, the fourth-highest in China and number eight worldwide. More about KPF completes Beijing's tallest skyscraper