Set among low hills in Dun’ao Village, near Ningbo in China’s Zhejiang Province, Down in the Clouds presents a quiet yet unconventional transformation of agricultural land. Designed by Practice on Earth in collaboration with Increments Studio, the project reworks abandoned field structures into a sequence of small cultural interventions that prioritize bodily experience, lightness, and […] More
The Shunde Yunlu Wetland Museum is a cultural and ecological project located within Yunlu Wetland Park in Shunde, China, adjacent to an ecological island inhabited by approximately 25,000 egrets. Designed by Studio Link-Arc, the project combines a bird-watching tower and a wetland museum, positioning architecture as a quiet mediator between visitors and a fragile natural […] More
The Wuhan Senbo Resort stands is envisioned by WJD Design-Endless Mind to display the power of design when cultural heritage meets contemporary innovation. Located at No. 1 Ecocity Avenue in Wuhan’s Caidian District, this 118,000-square-meter cultural and tourism landmark redefines what a parent-child urban vacation experience can become. The design process stretched from January 2023 […] More
For the hé Retail Store in Shenzhen, LubanEra·Design approaches retail as a spatial experience rather than a fixed program. The interior rejects rigid functional zoning in favor of an environment where movement, perception, and identity guide the visitor. Under the direction of Hongbo Chen, the project translates the brand’s feminine language into a spatial composition […] More
Drawing on the lyrical imagery of Kunqu, one of China’s oldest operatic forms, the design by SoBA (Soft Build Architects) reimagines the iconic water sleeves as spatial gestures. The park’s terrain undulates with abstracted forms that echo the billowing sleeves, translating centuries-old choreography into concrete and greenery. This narrative-driven approach anchors the park in local […] More
Henderson Land unveiled Central Yards, an ambitious new landmark on the New Central Harbourfront, featuring Hong Kong’s inaugural private Broadway-calibre theatre. Designed by the renowned architecture firm UNS, Central Yards is envisioned as a dynamic cultural and commercial gateway, blending world-class performance spaces with forward-thinking urban development. A New Era for Hong Kong’s Performing Arts […] More
CXCC SUMMIT 58 observatory by Wutopia Lab redefines the Shanghai (China) skyline with a vision that is both poetic and radical: an iceberg, abstracted and luminous, crowns the Pacific Xintiandi T1 Tower at 250 meters. This observatory, opening October 2025, is not simply another urban viewpoint. It is a cultural manifesto, a microcosm of Shanghai’s […] More
For the debut of NAUTICA BLACK LABEL flagship, SLT Design distills the essence of yachting into a modular, architectural system that transcends surface-level maritime motifs. Rather than relying on overt nautical iconography, the design team translates the structural logic of a yacht, its sails, rigging, decks, and cleats, into an immersive, contemporary retail environment. The […] More
Espace Gabrielle Chanel, a new public library devoted to contemporary art, opens on the third floor of Shanghai’s Power Station of Art (PSA). Created with support from Chanel, the 18,000 square foot space offers a major resource for reading, research, and study, with more than 50,000 books and audio editions forming one of the largest […] More
Superimpose Architecture has unveiled The Culture Shift, a striking new civic landmark in Dongguan, China. Located at the core of the rapidly evolving Greater Bay Area, the project embodies the city’s dynamic urban transformation while offering a progressive vision for contemporary civic architecture. MIXED USE Conceived as a “terraced landscape for culture, work, and community,” […] More
Zaha Hadid Architects has announced the structural topping out of the Yidan Center in Shenzhen, a new cultural and educational hub that will serve as the international headquarters of the Yidan Prize and home to the Chen Yidan Foundation. Designed as a site for research, exhibitions, and public programming, the building anchors a new cultural […] More
The Dream Theater project at Shanghai Pinghe School’s Jinding Campus positions education inside the logic of the city rather than apart from it. Designed by c+d studio, the campus rejects the closed, self-contained academic model and instead treats its high-density site as an opportunity to turn the school into an active fragment of the new […] More