China
He Wei adds portable plastic rooms to youth hostel in a converted Chinese house
Penda designs Olympic bridge made up of intersecting rings
Luca Nichetto “completely shocked” by the low price of Chinese design products
Kengo Kuma dresses Shanghai tower in pleated aluminium for Soho China
AIM Architecture creates new home for Soho China in Shanghai
Tidal waters wash underneath Seashore Chapel by Vector Architects
Archi-Union Architects transforms abandoned Shanghai warehouse into ceramicist’s atelier
Zhongshuge-Hangzhou bookshop features mirrored ceilings and wraparound bookshelves
MAD’s sinuous Harbin Opera House photographed in the snow by Iwan Baan
Kengo Kuma completes Chinese spa resort with pixellated stonework
Crossboundaries converts derelict building into kindergarten and play centre
Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects reveals plans for clubhouse and spa over a Chinese lake
Blossom Pavilion in Shanghai features steel “rocks” and a rooftop flowerbed
Office AIO transforms Beijing hutong residence into coffee bar and guest room
Huge timber steps form bridge built by students across a river in rural China
XL-Muse creates tunnel of books for shop in China
Eye-like library by MVRDV nears completion in China
Trapezoidal glass panels create prismatic facades for SOM’s Beijing skyscraper
New Shanghai skyscraper set to become world’s highest elevator test tower
Domed greenhouses form heart of botanic garden design by Delugan Meissl
IKEA fuels demand for western lifestyle in China, say Hay founders
Kengo Kuma clads “amoeba-shaped” art centre in porous aluminium panels
Neri&Hu bases Shanghai burger restaurant on 1950s diners