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Over 100 architecture, interiors and design projects shortlisted for Dezeen Awards China 2025

September 29, 2025 Kaia Wang 0

Dezeen has announced the shortlisted projects for this year’s Dezeen Awards China, which include a seaside pavilion on the remote island of Chaishan and a cultural centre sheltered by sloping roofs in Guangzhou. In total, 120 projects by studios from 30 different cities are in the running to win awards in 23 categories spanning architecture,

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Semester Studio creates exhibition pavilion for Camerich using “borrowed materials”

November 7, 2024 Alyn Griffiths 0

This pavilion, designed by architecture firm Semester Studio for a furniture exhibition in Shanghai, was built entirely using materials that were separated and returned to their source after the show. The Temporary Storage Garden pavilion was created by Semester Studio for furniture producer Camerich’s presentation at the 2023 China International Furniture Fair. Rather than displaying

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Dezeen Debate features “cultural hit for generations to come”

November 5, 2024 Saudatu Bah 0

The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a conical community venue by Open Architecture. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. The 50-meter-tall Sun Tower, designed by Chinese studio Open Architecture in Yantai, northeast China, has a conical concrete shape crafted to align with the sun’s path. Commenters were captivated, with one describing it as a

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Open Architecture designs conical Sun Tower as “a giant sundial”

November 4, 2024 Christina Yao 0

Chinese studio Open Architecture has completed the 50-metre-tall Sun Tower, which has a conical concrete form designed to follow the path of the sun, in Yantai, northeast China. Located in Yantai’s Yeda Development Zone, the cultural and community venue comprises exhibition spaces, a semi-outdoor theatre, a library, a viewing deck, a cafe and a bar. According

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Bricks made with tea leaves clad Beijing teahouse by Kooo Architects

November 4, 2024 Alyn Griffiths 0

Japanese studio Kooo Architects used custom-made bricks that combine compressed earth with waste tea leaves to create a natural feel inside the Théatre teashop in Beijing. The store located in Beijing’s central business district belongs to Chinese brand Théatre, which wanted to immerse guests in the tea-drinking experience. Kooo Architects created a multi-sensory space featuring

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Turenscape transforms concrete sea wall into “resilient public space”

October 30, 2024 Saudatu Bah 0

Chinese landscape architecture studio Turenscape has transformed a concrete sea wall on an abandoned fish farm into a public space in Haikou City, Hainan. Named A Breathing Sea Wall, the project aims to help alleviate the local threat of rising sea levels while providing locals with useable outdoor space. The concrete structure, which spans a

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IARA piggybacks stone aqueduct with sheltered timber bridge in China

October 27, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

Architecture studio IARA has reinvigorated an abandoned aqueduct in Huangshan, China, by attaching a sheltered timber bridge on top of its stone structure. Named FW JI Covered Bridge on Aqueduct, the project in Fengwu Village is shortlisted in the infrastructure and transport project category of Dezeen Awards 2024. The narrow stone aqueduct, which crosses over

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Neri&Hu creates “urban oasis” for Artyzen New Bund 31 hotel in Shanghai

October 23, 2024 Christina Yao 0

Chinese studio Neri&Hu has completed a hotel in Shanghai alongside the New Bund Performing Arts Centre, which was also designed by the studio. Located in Pudong District, Artyzen New Bund 31 hotel forms part of a larger development called Qiantan, which includes an office tower and a shopping centre. The hotel, which is connected directly

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Dezeen Debate features doughnut-shaped weather balloon praised as “sheer genius”

October 22, 2024 Saudatu Bah 0

The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a pair of landmarks in China designed by Line + Studio. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. Architecture firm Line + Studio introduced a doughnut-shaped meteorological balloon and a woven timber tunnel to rural Zhejiang. Commenters debated the project, with one calling it “sheer genius”. Another thought it

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Line+ Studio floats doughnut-shaped weather balloon above rural Chinese landscape

October 20, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

A doughnut-shaped meteorological balloon and woven timber tunnel have been completed by architecture practice Line+ Studio in rural area in Zhejiang, China. Named Woven Gateway and Sky Ring, the two structures were commissioned as part of the enhancement of the Chuan Yan Nineteen Peaks Scenic Area. Line+ Studio designed the  structures to be minimal but

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