Beijing-based BLUE Architecture Studio has renovated the % Arabica shop in Shanghai's Xuhui district, adding a glass box and a courtyard to open the cafe up to the surrounding neighbourhood. More about BLUE Architecture Studio adds U-shaped glass box to Shanghai coffee shop
A dramatic staircase connects floors inside this Shanghai hotel, which Neri&Hu has designed with calming, nature-inspired rooms. More about Terrazzo and bronze staircase forms focal point of The Sukhothai hotel by Neri&Hu
KCC Design has completed the interior design for its own office in Shanghai, which features an exhibition space and 21 enclosed boxes for individual work in a subdued colour palette. More about KCC Design creates monochrome office for own studio in former factory space
Preserved tarantulas and beetles decorate the shadowy rooms inside this bar in Shanghai, China designed by local studio Atelier XY. More about Atelier XY covers cocktail bar in Shanghai with over 1,000 insects
Zaha Hadid Architects has shared its design for the CECEP Shanghai Campus in China, which will utilise renewable energy technologies and recycled materials. More about Zaha Hadid Architects shares proposal for Shanghai's "greenest building"
VDF studio profiles: Shanghai design studio Arizon specialises in the planning and interior design of retail spaces, from boutique department stores to shopping malls. More about Shanghai studio Arizon's interiors facilitate "surprising spatial experiences"
A subway car-style corridor, worn concrete walls and metal railings feature inside this Shanghai clothing shop, which Sò Studio has designed to emulate New York. More about Shanghai's Canal St shop is styled like the New York subway
Foster + Partners has unveiled a proposal for Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba's offices in Shanghai that will be built within a giant grid. More about Foster + Partners reveals visuals for gridded Alibaba Shanghai offices
Architecture studio Offhand Practice created textured walls and faux skylights within this Shanghai design gallery to evoke the feeling of being inside a cave. More about Shanghai's Single Person gallery is designed to resemble a cave
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Furniture by designers including Joyce Wang and Mario Tsai is on show at this Shanghai exhibition organised by contemporary art and design platform The Artling. More about China Design [Working Title] highlights work by "young and aspirational generation" of designers
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
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
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
Five aviation fuel containers on the former Longhua airport in Shanghai have been transformed into art and culture park Tank Shanghai, by local studio Open Architecture. More about Open Architecture converts airport fuel tanks into gallery spaces
Snøhetta has revealed visuals for a major new opera house in Shanghai, featuring a spiralling stepped roof that will connect the upper levels of the building with a riverside plaza. More about Snøhetta to build Shanghai Grand Opera House with spiral staircase roof
A plywood volume that contains sleep, study and bathing spaces adds structure to this unusually-shaped Shanghai apartment, which architecture studio Atelier Tao+C has recently overhauled. More about Atelier Tao + C uses wooden structure to divide U-shape Room in Shanghai
Skate ramp-style fitting rooms and church-like archways feature inside this menswear store in Shanghai, which Kokaistudios has designed to reflect the "eclecticism" of city life. More about Cityscapes inform interiors of Shanghai fashion store Assemble by Réel
Hangzhou-based designer Jun Jie Zhang aims to show the softer qualities of bamboo with his series of woven light shades, which were displayed during this year's Design Shanghai. More about Jun Jie Zhang creates irregular lamp shades from woven bamboo
Shanghai furniture brand Stellar Works has for the first time launched products in China rather than Milan, unveiling pieces by Neri&Hu, Jens Risom and Space Copenhagen at the Design Shanghai fair. More about Stellar Works launches furniture at Design Shanghai for first time
To coincide with Design Shanghai, we've curated a Pinterest board celebrating the best architecture and design that the city has to offer, including a shopping centre with a tessellating diamond facade by UNStudio and iridescent furniture created from electroplated stainless steel. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest ›
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