China

A cluster of buildings interconnected by sweeping, tentacle-like canopies form The Spine Resort, a rural resort that Hong Kong studio AIM Architecture has completed in Sichuan. Located next to a lake an hour’s drive south of Chengdu, the resort was designed to resemble organically growing ecosystems, with covered walkways connecting each building. AIM Architecture’s use

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Fragments of rammed-earth walls have been incorporated into the concrete exterior of Villagers’ Home, a visitor centre in Zhejiang Province by The Architectural Design and Research Institute of Zhejiang University. Located in Wanghu village on the site of several mud buildings once used for cultivating mushrooms, the project is part of a drive to encourage

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Danish architecture studio Schmidt Hammer Lassen has completed a multi-functional art centre in Beijing, referencing the shape of a granary that once occupied the site. Located in the Tongzhou district in east Beijing, China, the centre sits near the starting point of the over 2,500-year-old Grand Canal and comprises an opera house, a theatre and

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Chinese studio Trace Architecture Office has repaired and renovated a historic building in Yunnan, China, to house the Weishan Chongzheng Academy Bookstore. Trace Architecture Office (TAO) reinvigorated the Weishan Chongzheng Academy, which has a history dating back over 500 years, by creating a space for bookstore chain Librairie Avant-Garde. “Chongzheng Academy was one of the first

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