Christina Yao

China Editor at Dezeen

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Wong Kar Wai references own cinematic style for Prada restaurant in Shanghai

3 weeks ago | msn.com | Christina Yao

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Wong Kar Wai references own cinematic style for Prada restaurant

3 weeks ago | dezeen.com | Christina Yao

Italian fashion brand Prada has opened Mi Shang, a restaurant in the Rongzhai villa in Shanghai that was designed by director Wong Kar Wai to evoke the visual identity of his films. Mi Shang is Prada's first stand-alone fine dining space in Asia.
Atelier Apeiron tops arched cultural centre with terraced roof garden

1 month ago | dezeen.com | Christina Yao

Architecture studio Atelier Apeiron has completed the Hengqin Culture and Art Complex in Zhuhai, China. The 142,560-square-metre building in China's southern city of Zhuhai contains a library, theatre and museum, all topped with a terraced roof garden. Located next to a green park surrounded by residential towers, the building was designed to integrate three organisations into a single complex.
Studio Ruan Xing creates arched timber hall at Shanghai university

1 month ago | dezeen.com | Christina Yao

Architecture practice Studio Ruan Xing has created an arched, central hall as part of the renovation of a building on the Shanghai Jiao Tong University's School of Design campus in Shanghai. The studio, which is led by Ruan Xing, who is also the dean of the Shanghai Jiao Tong University, renovated a trio of buildings that were arranged around an atrium with a glass canopy.
Southern hemisphere's largest timber roof tops Sydney Fish Market

1 month ago | dezeen.com | Christina Yao

The 200-metre-long roof canopy above the Sydney Fish Market, designed by architecture studios 3XN and BVN, has been completed. Located on Blackwattle Bay, the building will combine a fresh seafood market with shops, restaurants, community spaces and a seafood school under the largest timber roof in the southern hemisphere. According to 3XN and BVN, the building was informed by traditional market typologies with open-air market stalls under a canopy.
Aptdotapt places black Drop-Stop pavilion on Chinese mountain

2 months ago | dezeen.com | Christina Yao

Rainfall is collected in this black-timber pavilion, created by architecture studio Aptdotapt as a rest stop for hikers on a mountain in China. Named Drop-Stop, the pavilion on Yandang Mountain in Wenzhou pays homage to the connection between man and nature. Aptdotapt used water as the main theme for the pavilion, celebrating its mountainous site that is known for its waterfalls.
Spactrum transforms construction materials into furniture for own office

2 months ago | dezeen.com | Christina Yao

Chinese architecture studio Spactrum has repurposed construction-site tools and materials to furnish its own office in Shanghai. The materials and tools used for the furniture include moulds, refractory bricks and floor decking, which are commonly used in building construction but have to be removed or concealed when the construction is completed.
Twelve upcoming Chinese projects set to complete in the Year of the Snake

2 months ago | dezeen.com | Christina Yao

To mark Chinese New Year today, Dezeen rounds up the 12 most anticipated architecture projects set to complete in China this year, including a fan-shaped opera house and an earth-covered sports complex. Suzhou Museum of Contemporary Art, Suzhou, by BIGInformed by corridors known as láng – typical of traditional gardens in Suzhou – the museum designed by BIG will comprise a series of pavilions under curved metal roofs.
Aedas unveils infinity loop-shaped museum in Hangzhou

Jan 8, 2025 | dezeen.com | Christina Yao

Architecture studio Aedas has completed the Yohoo Museum on an artificial island in Hangzhou, China, which is shaped like an infinity loop. Located within Liangzhu Yohoo Park at the centre of Hangzhou's Yuhang District, the museum is located on an island in an artificial lake, which connects to the over 2,500-year-old Grand Canal. Named Yohoo Museum, the building has an undulating roof design that takes the form of two interlocking rings.
US academics: look after foreign students

Dec 2, 2024 | nature.com | Christina Yao

I paid close attention to the 2024 US presidential election — both as a US citizen and as a researcher who studies international-student mobility and racial equity in science education. In the past few weeks, dozens of students have shared with me their fears and apprehensions about possible changes in policies around immigration and science funding after the election of Donald Trump to a second term.