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- Ennead designs a striking nature preserve to protect Chinas most important river Tue, 26 Mar 19, 7:30amEnnead Architects and Andropogon Landscape Architects have won an international competition for the Shanghai Yangtze River Estuary Chinese Sturgeon Nature Preserve...
- Nature-inspired housing mimics the curvature of the landscape in Chongqing Tue, 2 Oct 18, 4:30amInternational design practice Safdie Architects recently completed the Eling Residences, a nature-inspired housing development built to look like an extension of the highest plateau of Eling Hill in Chongqing, China...
- Eerie driftwood skeletons of extinct Chinese dolphins remind us of human error Thu, 17 Sep 15, 6:00pmWhether through poaching or pollution, humans are driving animals to extinction at disturbingly fast rates. Artist Jonathan Latiano reflects on that loss with his stunning and somewhat macabre installation ‘Flight of the...
- Why Did This Chinese River Turn Blood Red Overnight? Mon, 28 Jul 14, 3:00amPerplexed citizens and officials of a city in eastern China are curious about the mysterious transformation of their local river. China has experienced these red rivers before when the water gets polluted, but sources cannot...
- China’s Yangtze River Suddenly Turns Red, and Nobody Knows Why Sun, 9 Sep 12, 5:09amPhoto via Shutterstock Residents of Chongqing, China got quite a surprise when they looked out at the Yangtze River yesterday: The river, which usually has a golden-brown hue, had been dyed a deep red-orange, and nobody...
- Three Gorges Complete: China Finishes Construction on the World’s Largest Hydropower Dam Sat, 7 Jul 12, 3:19amThe final turbine has now been installed on China’s massive and controversial Three Gorges Dam, making it the biggest hydroelectric dam in the world...
- Chinese Cities Are Sinking Due to Excess Groundwater Use and Rapid Growth Wed, 4 Apr 12, 12:58amNew studies are showing that Chinese cities are slowly sinking as a result of rapid development and excess groundwater use. According to reports, as many as 50 cities across the country are affected by soil subsidence,...
- SOM to Redevelop Nanjing Waterfront into Sustainable Mini Metropolis Sat, 15 Oct 11, 4:20amSkidmore, Owings, and Merrill architects have certainly made their mark in the U.S. with their breathtaking World Trade Center Tower, and their next project will take their innovative designs all the way across the world...