China
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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Gong House is a contemporary Chinese home drawing on its spectacular countryside contextGong House by Shenzhen-based Various Associates is a modern family home nestled in the Chinese countryside
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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The ZGC International Innovation Center in Beijing is a futuristic addition to China's own 'Silicon Valley'The ZGC International Innovation Center by MAD Architects completes, revealing a new hub for technology and modern ideas that co-exists with its surroundings
By Tianna Williams Published
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Emerald Screen Pergola brings wonder and intrigue to an everyday setting in ChinaDesigned by Wutopia Lab, Emerald Screen Pergola is a pavilion designed to inject ‘magical realism’ into the everyday, nodding to ancient Chinese practices
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Inside Palazzo Versace Macau, a lavish, mosaic-rich hotelPalazzo Versace Macau, the brand’s first hotel in Asia, continues to preserve Donatella Versace’s swanky hospitality vision
By Sofia de la Cruz Published
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Beijing City Library is an otherworldly escape from the digital worldBeijing 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 Suzhou20th-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 linksJiaxing 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 2024We 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 cityscapesCui Jie responds to the ‘Cosmos Cinema’ theme of the Shanghai Biennale 2023
By Finn Blythe Published
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Volvo EM90 is the brand’s all-electric first foray into the Multi-Purpose VehicleSo far only China will get the new Volvo EM90 MPV; we think it has global potential
By Jonathan Bell Published
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Forest Villa transforms an existing building shell into a minimalist villa engulfed in natureForest 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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'Retreat and recharge' in Yanbai Villa on a secluded Beijing shorelineYanbai Villa wraps guests in quiet luxury, opening its doors on a secluded Beijing shoreline
By Daven Wu Published
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A Chinese island house brings luxury minimalism to seaside livingL 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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The Karl Lagerfeld Macau hotel oozes opulence conceived by the late designerThe Karl Lagerfeld Macau hotel is a five-star extravaganza at the Grand Lisboa Palace Resort Macau, China, designed by the late fashion mogul and set to open in July 2023
By Mary Cleary Published
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The Boatyard Hotel in Suzhou embraces the surrounding landscapeGOA and WJ Studio’s Boatyard Hotel in China takes its design cues from the nearby river
By Hannah Silver Published
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Shanghai’s MMR Studio is inspired by industrial processes and materialsChinese designer Zhang Zhongyu of MMR Studio is inspired by industrial processes to create furniture and objects
By Yoko Choy Published
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Qujiang Museum of Fine Arts extension by Neri & Hu draws on urban monumentsThe 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 aheadWe 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 & HuArchitectural 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 KongBy Catherine Shaw Last updated
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Shanghai continues to break new ground in coffee culture with experiential boutiqueBy Elly Parsons Last updated
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OMA drinks outside the box with coffee KUBE at K11 MuseaThose 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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21 Cake, China’s first luxury cake makerBy Gareth George Last updated
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Beauty spot: cult Paris apothecary Buly 1803 opens in Hong KongBy Catherine Shaw Last updated
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VMDPE’s architectural kindergarten in Shenzhen makes pre-school coolBy Elly Parsons Last updated


