Christina Yao
Christina Yao is Dezeen's China editor. She is in charge of running Dezeen's WeChat account and overseeing Dezeen's coverage of Chinese architecture and design.
She previously lived in London for six years as Europe correspondent for the weekly magazine China Business Network. She moved back to China in late 2019 as managing editor for Business of Fashion before joining Dezeen in 2021.
Stories by Christina Yao
FOG Architecture draws on traditional Quanzhou houses for MSLAN store in China
Muji Made celebrates “quiet beauty” by transforming everyday objects
Büro Ziyu Zhuang creates UFO-shaped gallery in grassland in Inner Mongolia
Niall McLaughlin set to design new Sydney cathedral
FOG Architecture designs Beijing spa to be more than a “quiet place”
Ten highlights from Melbourne Art Fair’s first collectible design salon
Weico wraps XPeng headquarters around twin courtyards
3XN-designed Sydney Fish Market opens to the public
SoBA designs colourful sports park informed by local opera costumes
The top 10 Chinese buildings of 2025
Observation tower in China topped with moon-shaped viewing platform
Linehouse adds translucent sloping facade to Shanghai food market
Lost Hide exhibition at Melbourne Design Week finds new uses for leather offcuts
Six exhibitions spotlighting designer-makers at Melbourne Design Week
Sydney Harbour Bridge Cycleway Ramp draws on industrial heritage of Harbour Bridge
Pelli Clarke & Partners unveils bamboo forest-informed district in Yibin
Twelve upcoming Chinese projects to be completed in the Year of the Horse
Six shows celebrating Thai design at Bangkok Design Week
HCCH Studio creates doughnut-shaped pavilion on Chinese mountain
FOG Architecture designs minimalist Shanghai residence filled with natural light
Jun Aoki references translucent dress for colour-shifting Louis Vuitton flagship
SoBA designs cafe in China as “a living container” with dynamic facades
