Penda creates house-shaped entrance for hotel in Beijing's XinXian Hutong
A gabled opening that references the forms of traditional hutong houses marks the entrance to this hotel in Beijing by architecture studio Penda. More
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Iwan Baan photographs MAD's Chaoyang Park Plaza in the Beijing haze
These images taken by Dutch photographer Iwan Baan capture the mountainous forms of MAD's new Beijing skyscraper complex against a humid August sky. More
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Vector Architects converts sugar mill into Alila Yangshuo hotel
Vector Architects has transformed a disused sugar mill in China's mountainous Yangshuo County into a resort hotel featuring a group of gabled masonry structures designed to complement the existing industrial architecture. More
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World Building of the Year 2017 could help 100 million people, says Edward Ng
This award-winning prototype house developed for a Chinese village destroyed by earthquake could protect millions of people around the world, claims architecture professor Edward Ng in this movie Dezeen filmed at World Architecture Festival 2017. More
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MAD's Huangshan Mountain Village photographed by Hufton + Crow in the dawn light
Photographer Allan Crow battled treacherous terrain, high humidity and swarms of insects to capture these images of MAD's latest project – a group of topography-inspired housing blocks in China's Huangshan mountain range. More
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DL Atelier builds museum with rammed-earth walls near China's "porcelain capital"
This art museum is located on the outskirts of Jingdezhen, a city famed for its porcelain production, so architecture studio DL Atelier chose to use the local clay-heavy earth for its walls. More
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MINI's co-living destination in Shanghai "brings know-how from vehicles into places where we live"
Car brand MINI is diversifying into urban development with the MINI Living building in Shanghai, which will see a disused industrial complex transform into apartments, offices and leisure spaces. More
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MAD's Huangshan Mountain Village mimics the topography of a rocky Chinese landscape
MAD has built a cluster of housing towers in China's Anhui province, which take their forms from the granite contours of the Huangshan mountain range. More
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Dong Yugan uses brick to form sculptural surfaces and playful structures at Red Brick Art Museum
This museum in Beijing takes its name from the red brick used by architect Dong Yugan to create spaces that are dramatically illuminated by skylights, perforations and narrow windows incorporated into its homogenous masonry surfaces. More
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Trackless, driverless "rail bus" takes to the roads in China
A self-driving vehicle that is like a train, but which doesn't run on tracks, has made its first journey in Chinese city Zhuzhou. More
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China is slowly but steadily emerging as a design powerhouse, says Richard Hutten
China is set to become a major international player for design and technology in the next 10 years, according to Dutch designer Richard Hutten, who has just become art director for Chinese furniture giant Zuoyou. More
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MVRDV completes library shaped like a giant eye in Chinese city Tianjin
Dutch firm MVRDV has built a public library that looks like a huge eye, as part of a new cultural district in Tianjin, China. More
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Stefano Boeri imagines dome-covered Mars colony with "vertical forests"
Stefano Boeri has suggested that a "new Shanghai" made up of "vertical forests" could be built on Mars, should rising sea levels render Earth uninhabitable. More
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Rural Urban Framework builds post-disaster housing in China featuring rooftop farms
Crops are planted on the roofs of these houses in China's Sichuan Province, which were designed by Rural Urban Framework as a possible solution for accommodating people affected by natural disasters. More
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Foster + Partners and Heatherwick Studio complete Shanghai skyscraper duo
Foster + Partners and Heatherwick Studio teamed up to design this pair of 180-metre skyscrapers, which stand at the intersection of Shanghai's old town and a new financial district, the Bund Finance Centre. More
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Latticed shell of SOM's Beijing tower is based on traditional Chinese paper lanterns
The tallest of three office towers that Skidmore Owings & Merrill has completed in Beijing features a faceted exoskeleton, inspired by the patterns created by the folds on paper lanterns. More
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MAD creates inflatable pavilion shaped like a rabbit's head
For this year's Beijing Design Week, architecture studio MAD has created an inflatable pavilion with two big floppy ears. More
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Demand for overseas architects booms in China's "open and free climate"
China is emerging as a key destination for international architects, with experienced designers flocking to take up jobs in the country. More
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Tourist centre perches above limestone canyon in Guizhou Province
This tourist centre by Chinese studios 3andwich Design and He Wei Studio stands on a platform facing out over a deep limestone canyon in Anlong County in China's Guizhou Province. More
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Baitasi House of the Future features moving walls controlled by a smart TV
Chinese studio Dot Architects has completed a futuristic home in a traditional Beijing hutong, featuring moveable furniture modules and an extension constructed using the WikiHouse open-source architecture platform. More