Up top, there are mirrored ceilings—while gleaming black tile floors reflect the bookcases for a serious M.C. Escher effect
Architecture firm Penda and engineering firm Arup have teamed up to undertake the ambitious goal of redesigning the suspension bridge, with
Ming architecture is intact as contemporary culture takes root. While other towns in China have modernized, Pingyao, in China’s coal-rich Shanxi Province, has clung to its old ways, barring cars within its 33-foot-tall Ming dynasty walls and preserving the traditional architecture of incense shops, courtyard houses and 19th-century bank buildings. Named a Unesco World Heritage site in 1997, Pingyao has become a major destination for Chinese and foreigners alike. Pingyao has made it to the New York Times‘ list of the top 41 destinations of 2011.
Image 2 of 13 from gallery of Sunlay Design Group’s Folklore-Inspired Retail Center Will Soon Rise in China. Courtesy of Sunlay Design Group
Up top, there are mirrored ceilings—while gleaming black tile floors reflect the bookcases for a serious M.C. Escher effect
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Suzhou, China is a memorable place to visit. Many tourists only pop in for a day trip from Shanghai to view its classical Chinese gardens, but we suggest
Image 40 of 43 from gallery of Healing Architecture in China: Through a Sensorial and Spatial Experience. Photograph by Freeman
Blooming out of an artificial lake at the center of Wujin, in China, is “The Lotus Building” designed and built by Australian architecture f...
The Mentougou Eco Valley outside of Beijing aims to be the "Ecological Silicon Valley"
establishing itself as a focal point of the cultural island, the building by MAD architects seamlessly blends with nature and the topography of harbin.
2010 Wulong Chongqing
In the 2020 A' Design Awards, China surpassed the United States of America to rank number 1 among 108 represented countries.
Farming amid high-rises, some of the world's largest bridges and construction that never stops.
From Domus 1026, July/August 2018. Mixing part-organic and part-neoparametric curvilinear forms, three recent projects by MAD invoke terms such as “sensual” and “sinuous”.
Image 7 of 32 from gallery of Volleyball Arena of 2nd National Youth Games of China / China Architecture Design & Research Group. Photograph by Guangyuan Zhang
“Old Milan” meets contemporary creativity in a prolific and innovative hub
Courtyard, in Chinese architecture, is not only a tradition of physical space but also a core of emotion and communication. It helps people to keep cohesion of family
Ordos Kangbashi is often called China's largest ghost city, but is it a colossal failure or simply a new city at a mid-point of development? An update on what's going on in one of China's most polarizing and controversial places.
Hyperlane Linear Sky Park
Image 5 of 36 from gallery of Longfu Life Experience Center / LUO studio. Photograph by Weiqi Jin
I’ve said it once and twice, and I’ll say it a third and millionth time: Tokyo is best explored by foot, and walking around the city will bring you face to face with some of the world’s strangest and most alluring buildings Architecture has to offer with innovation and eccentricity at their core. Ar
