architecture

Innovation

Building China: Why Does Chinese Architecture Favor Enclosure Over Openness?

Enclosure and gating are key aspects of Chinese architecture, but are Chinese people naturally predisposed to shutting ...

By Lauren TeixeiraApril 16, 2019

Innovation

How China came to repeat the urban development mistakes of the US and Europe, resulting in colossal ...

By Lauren TeixeiraMarch 4, 2019

Innovation

Central heating has long been China's great north-south divide, but as the country grows richer, it’s fast ...

By Lauren TeixeiraFebruary 7, 2019

Culture

How an unholy union of Western and Chinese architecture became a common feature of China's skylines

By Lauren TeixeiraDecember 17, 2018

Culture

Liang Sicheng famously couldn't save Beijing from Mao's dystopian vision of a city transformed, but did the ...

By Jeremiah JenneDecember 11, 2018

Daily Drip

Take a look at Huawei's European-style castle headquarters, a giant "puzzle ball" in Guangzhou, and Shanghai's newly-opened ...

By RADII ChinaNovember 19, 2018

Photos

Photographer Randy Mu finds a hidden gem in Fuzhou, China

By RADII ChinaNovember 14, 2018

Photos

"It's supposed to depict the holy sunlight that shines down to the Buddha statue on the lower ...

By RADII ChinaNovember 12, 2018

Daily Drip

Spectacular images from Li Han trace the past decade of a building in Beijing's Sanlitun district while ...

By Jake NewbyOctober 18, 2018

Photos

China-related entries make up a quarter of the shortlisted entries into the Architectural Photography Awards 2018 - ...

By RADII ChinaOctober 5, 2018