China

Architecture & Design

How did an ocean liner become China's latest cultural hub?

The renovation, by Chris Shao Studio, transforms a utilitarian ship in Shenzhen

Architecture & DesignI26.09.25

A new hotel conversion plays by the rules of old China

Architecture & DesignI20.08.25

Five architectural retreats where forest bathing is the main attraction

Architecture & DesignI20.03.25

The mood at this taoist temple restaurant is classic with a twist

Architecture & DesignI07.11.24

This canonical theatre by Open Architecture is a giant sundial

Architecture & DesignI07.05.24

Stay in an old Shanghai institution, rebuilt to maximise the view

Architecture & DesignI21.02.24

Junya Ishigami’s Zaishui Art Museum glides across the surface of a lake in China

Architecture & DesignI07.09.23

Glowing 'UFOs' land in Shenzhen for the Public Urban Festival

InteriorsI03.05.23

Changzhou restaurant Songyun Villa is a jewellery box of dining rooms

Architecture & DesignI26.04.23

This Yunnan Province coffee shop is laid out like a mini village

ArtI23.03.23

Ma Yansong turns an abandoned market into an ephemeral lighthouse

NewsI10.01.23

This Arc’teryx ski store is designed to be a ‘campfire in the snow’

Architecture & DesignI20.12.22

A miner’s canteen in Handan, China, is reborn as a culture centre

Architecture & DesignI06.12.22

A 5,000-year-old home has been unearthed in China’s Yangshao Village

NewsI07.09.22

This angular Chinese electric car is inspired by the Hummer H-1

Architecture & DesignI02.08.22

The roof of this Guangzhou pavilion mimics a set of hanging drapes