Articles by Christina Yao

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Nic Brunsdon creates inflatable sphere for National Gallery of Victoria

November 22, 2023 Christina Yao 0

Australian architect Nic Brunsdon has created a giant sphere that inflates and deflates throughout the day for this year’s National Gallery of Victoria Architecture Commission in Melbourne. Called (This is) Air, the project is designed by Perth-based Brunsdon in collaboration with technology company Eness to mimic the natural rhythm of breathing. The spherical structure stands

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Seven architecture and design events in China in November

November 8, 2023 Christina Yao 0

The largest solo exhibition from MAD Architects in Shenzhen and the month-long Festival of Design in Shanghai are among the architecture and design events taking place in China featured in Dezeen Events Guide this month. Other events taking place this month in China include an exhibition documenting Renzo Piano’s work at OōEli in Hangzhou, his first

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Linehouse adds tactile textures and warm tones to coastal home in Hong Kong

October 23, 2023 Christina Yao 0

Chinese studio Linehouse has designed the interiors of Cape Drive Residence in Hong Kong to respond to the surrounding coastal views. Located on the south side of Hong Kong Island, the three-floor home is a short walk from the beaches of Stanley and Chung Hom Kok and has panoramic ocean views to the east and west

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Neri&Hu divides Shanghai fashion boutique with fabrics and marble screens

September 28, 2023 Christina Yao 0

Chinese studio Neri&Hu has completed a store interior for Ms MIN in Shanghai, China, to showcase the fashion brand’s diverse use of materials. Located at the Taikoo Li shopping complex in central Shanghai, the 195-square-metre store was designed to evoke a sense of traditional home-based atelier that places materials and craftsmanship at its centre. “Before the Industrial

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“I’m filled with dread” over climate change says Liam Young

September 27, 2023 Christina Yao 0

Future-gazing architect and filmmaker Liam Young explains why he believes humans will fail to avert climate catastrophe in this interview with Dezeen. Young spoke to Dezeen ahead of his Planetary Redesign exhibition, currently on display at the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV). This features his latest film, The Great Endeavour, which proposes a radical solution

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Eight stadiums built for the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games

September 22, 2023 Christina Yao 0

After a year-long delay the 19th Asian Games begins in Hangzhou on Saturday. Here, Dezeen rounds up eight new stadiums built specifically to host the sporting tournament. The games were originally scheduled for September 2022, but were postponed due to the Covid pandemic and subsequent lockdown in China. They will take place across six cities

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Neri&Hu reveals design for monumental red concrete factory for Chinese furniture brand

August 30, 2023 Christina Yao 0

Chinese architecture studio Neri&Hu has revealed its design for Chinese furniture brand Camerich’s factory in Jiaxing, China. The factory is set to be built on farmland along the branch of the Grand Canal in Jiaxing – an ancient canal with a 2000-year history that is still in use today as a key transportation route. Named

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FOG Architecture adds playful tailoring motifs to Xiaozhuo boutique in Shanghai

August 9, 2023 Christina Yao 0

Chinese architecture studio FOG Architecture has completed a shop for local fashion boutique Xiaozhuo on Julu Road in central Shanghai that features oversized buttons and zippers. The 300-square-metre shop features tactile surfaces and playful motifs that reference the process of tailoring. FOG Architecture used a glazed facade to open up the front of the shop,

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Daniel Statham Studio creates automated Future Car Park as “canopy of trees”

August 2, 2023 Christina Yao 0

Architecture firm Daniel Statham Studio has designed a vertical car park in central Hangzhou, China, where cars are stacked using a fully automated lift system. Named Future Car Park, the building is located in the city’s central business district and has a capacity of 500 parking spaces. “Future Car Park invents a new way people

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Büro Ziyu Zhuang designs Longquan Mountain Observatory to resemble “spaceship or alien form”

August 1, 2023 Christina Yao 0

German-Chinese architecture practice Büro Ziyu Zhuang has topped a restaurant and teahouse in Chengdu, China, with sweeping roofs and a viewpoint. Named Longquan Mountain Observatory, the building overlooks the city of Chengdu from the top of Longquan Mountain. It houses a restaurant, bar and teahouse, as well as a swimming pool, and is topped by a

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