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Architecture

SOCIETY

Urban Renewal: China’s Urbanization Is Entering a New Phase

Discover how Chinese cities are embracing a new wave of urban renewal, driven by the urgent need for upgrade, and more in our latest magazine issue

The Editors

Oct. 13, 2025

SOCIETY

How Residential Renovation Became China’s New Urban Battleground

Once symbols of progress, China’s residential buildings now face cracks, costs, and uncertainty

Tan Yunfei (谭云飞) & Liu Jue (刘珏)

Sept. 30, 2025

TRAVEL

The Forgotten Story of Ancient China’s “First Skyscraper”

Liaodi Pagoda, once the tallest structure in the world, now stands as part of the backdrop of a crowded square in a small Hebei city

RJ Fry

May 22, 2023

TRAVEL

A Master Architect’s Love Affair With a Small Chinese Town

Hebei province’s Zhengding city is a treasure trove of preserved ancient Chinese wooden structures, thanks to the efforts of master architect Liang S…

Liu Jue (刘珏)

April 19, 2023

SOCIETY

Industrial Evolution: Turning Old Factories into New Cultural Parks

Can heritage protection projects give new life to China’s abandoned factories?

Yang Tingting (杨婷婷)

Oct. 18, 2022

EDUCATION

The Ugly Truth: China’s Weird Buildings Have Their Roots in Education

Is a lack of “aesthetic education” to blame for bizarre architecture and artistic confusion in modern China?

Ningyi Xi (席宁忆)

July 15, 2022

SOCIETY

The Sky’s the Limit: How China Fell Out of Love With Skyscrapers

Plagued by over-construction, safety issues, and environmental concerns, China’s skyscraper boom may be finally coming to an end

Sam Davies

March 18, 2022

TRADITIONAL CULTURE

I. M. Pei: A Chinese Retrospective

Chinese-American architect’s bold designs spoke to a complicated relationship with his birth country

Han Rubo

May 19, 2019

LIVING IN CHINA

Which Assassin Killed the Bookstore?

Bookshop owner’s letter highlights contradictions in Beijing’s efforts in demolition

Hatty Liu

April 27, 2017

LIVING IN CHINA

Race to the Top

A look at China’s tallest buildings

David Dawson

April 26, 2017

HISTORY

Chinoiserie Chic

Eighteenth-century Europe’s fascination with Chinese kitsch

Hatty Liu

March 11, 2017

LIFE

Building Europe

Why are Chinese real estate developers obsessed with Europe?

Ginger Huang

Feb. 26, 2017

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