China Art, architecture and travel
Let Wallpaper* guide you through the worlds of art, design and architecture in China - and discover where to go and what to see when you travel to China.
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Beijing City Library is an otherworldly escape from the digital world
Beijing City Library by Snøhetta is a flowing, welcoming space to share knowledge and socialise
By Tianna Williams Published
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Chinese scholar Zhang Taiyan’s house opens as a museum and bookshop in Suzhou
20th-century Chinese scholar Zhang Taiyan’s house in Suzhou has opened to the public as a museum, featuring a bookshop designed by Tsing-Tien Making
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Jiaxing’s sunken train station is a hub of urban greenspace and efficient city links
Jiaxing Train Station by MAD Architects is a bubble of urban green space with a blend of reconstructed historical design and modern minimalism
By Tianna Williams Published
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Junya Ishigami’s Zaishui Art Museum in China was conceived as a ‘gentle giant’
Japanese architect Junya Ishigami completes Zaishui Art Museum, a kilometre-long building positioned in a manmade lake and aiming to ‘bring the outside landscape in’
By Joanna Kawecki Published
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Sun Tower, rising on Yantai’s waterfront, wins Best Building Site in the Wallpaper* Design Awards 2024
We take a tour of the building site at Sun Tower, Open Architecture's new nature-inspired cultural attraction for the seaside town of Yantai in China
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Cui Jie revisits past utopian architectures in her retro-futuristic cityscapes
Cui Jie responds to the ‘Cosmos Cinema’ theme of the Shanghai Biennale 2023
By Finn Blythe Published
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Forest Villa transforms an existing building shell into a minimalist villa engulfed in nature
Forest Villa by HAS is a minimalist home in suburban China, crafted in an existing building shell, and working with its idyllic natural context
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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A Chinese island house brings luxury minimalism to seaside living
L House by AD Architecture is a Chinese island house that bridges luxury minimalism and seaside living
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Highlights from Design Shanghai 2023: ‘Now is the golden age of Chinese design’
Our Design Shanghai 2023 highlights, from leading Chinese designers and brands to emerging creatives
By Laura May Todd Published
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Shanghai’s MMR Studio is inspired by industrial processes and materials
Chinese designer Zhang Zhongyu of MMR Studio is inspired by industrial processes to create furniture and objects
By Yoko Choy Published
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A9a architects creates community driven timber market in Zhengzhou
Pulo Market by A9a architects injects soul into a commercial building in China's Zhengzhou
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Qujiang Museum of Fine Arts extension by Neri & Hu draws on urban monuments
The Qujiang Museum of Fine Arts extension by Neri & Hu brings together culture and retail in a sculptural terracotta-coloured structure
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Ma Yansong on global architecture and MAD’s year ahead
We talk to MAD’s Ma Yansong about his thriving studio, global architecture and the year ahead
By Magali Robathan Published
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At home with Neri & Hu
Architectural super-pair Neri & Hu talk to us about what inspires them, what they are reading, and how they switch off
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Po's Atelier bakery and café, Hong Kong
By Catherine Shaw Last updated
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Shanghai continues to break new ground in coffee culture with experiential boutique
By Elly Parsons Last updated
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OMA drinks outside the box with coffee KUBE at K11 Musea
Those yearning for coffee along Hong Kong’s Victoria Dockside now need only look for the golden cube
By David Taylor Last updated
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Beauty spot: cult Paris apothecary Buly 1803 opens in Hong Kong
By Catherine Shaw Last updated
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Droog launches ’The New Original’ in Guangzhou, China
By Ellen Himelfarb Last updated
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Go figure: Moncler and Craig Costello release a host of model men around Hong Kong
By Laura Hawkins Last updated
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Flight of fancy: Paola Navone breathes new life into Hong Kong boutique Joyce
By Siska Lyssens Last updated
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World's fair: what to expect from Design Shanghai 2016
By Giovanna Dunmall Last updated
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World View: Letter from Hong Kong
The World View series shines light on the creativity and resilience of designers around the world as they confront the challenges wrought by the Covid-19 pandemic. Working with contributors around the world, we reach out to creative talents to ponder the power of design in difficult times and share messages of hope. In Hong Kong, design leaders Michael Young, Joyce Wang, André Fu, Marisa Yiu and Adrian Cheng are turning to new approaches and philosophies for the times ahead, writes our commissioning editor TF Chan.
By TF Chan Last updated
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Integrated design
Beijing Design Week celebrates hutong life
By Rosa Bertoli Last updated
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Local hero: a new take on Made in China for the country’s exploding design market
During the past 15 years, Shu Wei has lived many professional lives. Starting her own agency as a graphic designer aged 19, she took a break to obtain an MBA from Stanford School of Business, then worked for the Chinese social media platform Renren as director of corporate development. Later, she became CEO of mobile app company Jingwei, then founded social network Civo, which she ran for three years. Her most recent endeavour is offering a revolutionary view of design and manufacturing to her generation in China, with a new brand that is challenging the idea of Chinese-made products as cheap copies.
By Rosa Bertoli Last updated
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Clean living: MAD Architects design a sparkling new gallery for Roca in Beijing
By Ellen Himelfarb Last updated
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’It’s the wall world’: Japanese collective Chim↑Pom’s disaster-inspired work
By Catherine Shaw Last updated