Entering the new BASAO Tea Lounge in Xiamen, China, one senses an instant change in pace, when the bustling cityscape is replaced by a calming acoustic …
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Delugan Meissl Associated Architects have designed the Botanical Garden for the city of Taiyuan in China. Its three timber-framed domes have lattice shells that could even be the biggest in the world.
The first thing that strikes you about the recently completed Sunac Guangzhou Grand Theatre is the intense red of its facade. Steven Chilton Architects drew inspiration from China’s flowing, embroidered silk fabrics …
Breitling is stoked to announce its partnership with Australian lifestyle brand Deus Ex Machina – the inspiration for Breitling’s rugged, retro Top Time Deus, designed for earth-based gods and goddesses who live and love an adventurous life …
There is always a buzz of interest when leading design city Shenzhen announces a new project: over 70 architectural firms from all over the world submitted designs for the new Shenzhen Natural History Museum in China. In the end, the 3XN team was awarded the contract for their truly spectacular design …
Two architectural studios are continuing the triumphal procession of hut resorts with the Mountain and Cloud Cabins. From their mirrored “spaceships”, the view will in future sweep out into the hilly landscape on the upper Yangtze River …
The Italian architecture Studio Vudafieri-Saverino Partners has designed the interiors for SKP Malls in Beijing and Xian. Over 6000 square metres of fashion, interpreted in the name of style, functionality and flexibility …
The Liyang Museum in China, designed by architecture studio CROX, takes up the culture and traditions of the region. Its flowing lines imitate the traditional musical instrument Jiaoweiqin…
At the boutique hotel The Other Place in Guilin, Southeast China, Studio 10 made the impossible room. The inspiration for the hotel design was provided by the Dutch artist Maurits Cornelius Escher…
Dieter Koschina has been working at Vila Joya for more than 28 years and secured his first Michelin star in 1995 and his second in 1999. Chef Koschina is an essential part of the gem which is Vila Joya – and he is also one of Portugal’s highly decorated chefs…
China’s commitment to nanotechnology research is demonstrated by the newly opened Exhibition Center of CANNANO. Housed within a striking wooden dome, this spherical structure gives cutting-edge science a stage where high-tech aesthetics take center stage.
What is the meaning of life? How can we lead a fulfilled existence? These questions connect all humans—whether they come from Western or Eastern traditions. Yet, the answers that these two great schools of thought have developed over thousands of years could not be more different.
Japanese architectural prodigy Junya Ishigami has once again redefined the boundaries of architecture with the Zaishui Art Museum. Arguably the longest museum in the world, this groundbreaking structure takes its scale directly from the surrounding natural landscape.
The California High-Speed Rail project aims to literally put passenger rail transport in the Golden State of the USA back on track. Exceptional architecture is expected to play a crucial role in this effort. Four stations of the project have been designed by Foster + Partners, Arup, and Page & Turnbull.
The architecture firm LUO Studio has designed a cost-effective, modular timber construction system. The Longfu Life Experience Centre is the prototype and can be scaled down, enlarged or dismantled and relocated as required.
The Reef Restaurant on the Chinese island of Shengshan is a project by Benedetta Tagliabue that celebrates the sea and coastal landscape as well as cultural heritage. Local materials and wood are to play a key role.
The Rehmannia Root Crafts Exhibition Hall is dedicated to an important medicinal plant in traditional Chinese medicine. The well thought-out dome construction by Luo Studio is based on a cost-efficient structure made of standardised timber.
The THALLO Boutique Hotel complex in Zhangzhou, China, is not only impressive because of its exterior, which was modelled on a ship. The project is an impressive example of how architecture is integrated into mountainous surroundings in China.