•make your fridays matter with a well-read weekend
by Pooja Suresh Hollannavar Mar 30, 2023
Contemporary fashion brand SKYPEOPLE's new concept store in Beijing is inspired by the idea of a ‘fragmented city’ that unfolds as a labyrinth, with new views at each turn.
by Akash Singh Mar 27, 2023
'Classic meets Modern' in Beijing, by KiKi ARCHi, is an unlikely modernist home for the owner's collection of classic Golden nanmu wood furniture.
by Jincy Iype Mar 24, 2023
An 'urban monument' with diamond-shaped, red travertine masonry defines the expanded cultural and retail programme of the Qujiang Museum of Fine Arts Extension in China.
by Jincy Iype Mar 24, 2023
Speaking with STIR, the Chinese architect expounded on architecture being a profession of possibilities as he revisited his oeuvre, including amorphous buildings with walkable roofs.
by Akash Singh Mar 23, 2023
Soong Lab+ takes 'red' as the design theme for Coloratus Bar in Beijing, stimulating wild energy of the place from the inside out.
by STIRworld Mar 09, 2023
Emerging out of a juncture of nature and city, the ultra-sinuous OCT Chaohu Natural and Cultural Centre in China is informed by the idea and aesthetic of naturally occurring forms.
by Jerry Elengical Feb 18, 2023
Striving to bring green space back to urban environments, the practice has introduced sculptural walkways and installations that recreate a mythic forest in an urban park in China.
by Weili Zhang Feb 16, 2023
The chapel and hall architecture in focus, negates overt symbolism and ornamentation, inheriting from modern interpretations of design, extending beyond religious functionality.
by Nitija Immanuel Feb 11, 2023
A pictorial reconstruction of the Chinese character 舍, the contemporary temple italicises angular visages, topographical landscape and a carbon fibre roof.
by STIRworld Feb 10, 2023
Inspired by a 'floating feather,' the new Terminal 3 is set to accommodate 22 million passengers, becoming the biggest air transportation junction of Changchun city in China.
by Sunena V Maju Jan 24, 2023
Nanjing Art Center by Studio Link-Arc employs sinuous geometries and parametric architecture to shape a metallic form, promoting technology in the Nanjing New Town.
by STIRworld Jan 21, 2023
The architecture of Slow Courtyard in the Hills in Yaoziyu, China provides a unique example of referencing history and memory through the typological exploration of courtyard design.
by Jincy Iype Jan 18, 2023
This conceptual restoration project by JSPA Design in Beijing stands for second chances, merging the old and new and borrowing elements from traditional Chinese architecture.
by STIRworld Jan 14, 2023
With STIR as a media partner, winners of the International Design Awards' 16th edition were announced in its architectural, interior, fashion, product, and graphic design categories.
by Vladimir Belogolovsky Jan 13, 2023
Vladimir Belogolovsky interviews Yung Ho Chang about his father Zhang Kaiji, a long-time Chief Architect at the Beijing Institute of Architectural Design and Research.
by Amarjeet Singh Tomar Jan 09, 2023
The Dong Fureng House Museum, reinstated in a listed brick-wood building, commemorates the life and legacy of the eminent economist of the same name.
by Almas Sadique Dec 28, 2022
The biennial award, organised by Switzerland-based Teatro dell'architettura Foundation, recently revealed Xu Tiantian as the winner of the Swiss Architectural Award 2022.
by Jincy Iype Dec 17, 2022
Best of 2022: STIR's selection of sculptural concrete architecture built this year, that created contemporary forms of fancy, at once poetic, fluid, theatrical, and powerful.
by Jerry Elengical Dec 12, 2022
Providing glimpses of idyllic rural living near Chongqing, China, for wine brand Joybo, the project comprises concrete, steel, and glass structures hinting at vernacular archetypes.
by Jerry Elengical Dec 03, 2022
On the fringes of Hangzhou, China, this centuries-old residence has been bestowed with a new purpose, merging its traditional architectural roots with neat contemporary flourishes.
by Jerry Elengical Nov 26, 2022
Comprising four stone masonry-clad volumes linked by swooping hyperboloid roofs, the cultural complex in Zibo, Shandong Province, China, blends traditional and modernist references.
by Jincy Iype Nov 21, 2022
MUDA-Architects follows a theme of "reading in nature" for this lakeside bookstore in Chengdu, China, with its dynamic yet austere form emulating a book falling from the sky.
by Sunena V Maju Nov 21, 2022
China-based HCCH Studio has transformed the ruins of Pudong Hoffman Brick Kiln in Nanhui, China, into a public space, renovating it to generate a greater social value.
by Jerry Elengical Nov 11, 2022
The Miro Store of Duoyun Bookstore in the city of Yancheng, creates a narrative based on the work of Italian artist Cristina Làstrego to infuse an ethereal ambience to retail design.
by Jincy Iype Nov 11, 2022
Domain Architects reveals the understated value of existing buildings with the renovation of an abandoned primary school in rural China, now transformed into a serene luxury hotel.
by Jerry Elengical Nov 09, 2022
In the city of Changsha, this multifaceted cyberpunk-style recreational space has been described as an "offline social entertainment metaverse” born from an explosion of design.
by Pallavi Mehra Nov 09, 2022
The one-of-a-kind Wuliang Interstice campus in China is conceptualised keeping in mind the local climate, and is inspired by the natural canyon on which it is located.
by Sunena V Maju Nov 05, 2022
The winning design for Wuxi Art Museum by Ennead Architects adorns an articulated limestone facade with unique perforations and textures inspired by the scholar stones.
by Jerry Elengical Oct 22, 2022
KiKi ARCHi brings a contemporary outlook to traditional Chinese architecture in one of China’s most important Taoist temple complexes on Tiantai Mountain in Zhejiang Province.
by Jincy Iype Oct 14, 2022
Ma Yansong conceived the first completed building of the Quzhou Sports Park in China as a “piece of land art”; upon completion the complex will be the world’s largest earth-sheltered one.
by Jincy Iype Oct 08, 2022
The minimal white form of Woyun Platform is designed as a landscape mingling with clouds, catering to locals and city dwellers around China’s mountainous Longmenshan Town.
by Jerry Elengical Oct 07, 2022
As the new Shenzhen headquarters for Chinese drone manufacturer DJI, the twin skyscrapers are said to boast the first asymmetrical suspended steel structures over 200m.
by Jerry Elengical Sep 28, 2022
An adaptive reuse venture by DDB Architects Shanghai and BEING STUDIO in Zhejiang Province’s Yaoliang Village has repurposed an old primary school as a picturesque resort.
by Salvatore Peluso Sep 27, 2022
Vladimir Belogolovsky has conducted 21 interviews with leading Chinese architects. The result is a portrait of a movement that is revolutionising the way of looking at the built environment.
by Sunena V Maju Sep 26, 2022
With the renovation of Brickyard Retreat in Beigou, llLab. adds to the architectural and cultural layers of the old tile factory with local materials and contemporary interventions.
by Zohra Khan Sep 20, 2022
Rethinking the narrative of exhibition design to showcase a furniture collection, Neri&Hu packages a series of dualities in a temporary pavilion titled The Structural Field.
by Pallavi Mehra Sep 19, 2022
The spectacular Dance of Light tower in Chongqing, China, featuring an arresting form, is one of the most twisted skyscrapers in the world.
by Jerry Elengical Sep 10, 2022
Completed by gmp Architekten in Games in Chengdu, China, the sports complex comprises three aluminium clad blocks separated by open spaces and playing fields, having been envisioned as a landmark in its urban context.
by Dhwani Shanghvi Sep 09, 2022
Designed with the aim of creating an introspective environment, away from the hustle of urban life, the Late Night Kitchen in Shantou, China emulates the desired imagination of tranquillity.
by Jerry Elengical Sep 06, 2022
Mix Architecture has completed this hostel in Anshi Village, within the Sichuan Province of China, using a blend of local materials and techniques that celebrate regional heritage.
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