A Shanghai-based company has used a giant 3D printer to create a six-storey apartment block and mansion. The two buildings – constructed on the Suzhou industrial park in China’s Jiangsu Province – took just days to complete.
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InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has announced the grand opening of InterContinental Shanghai Wonderland, claiming to be the world’s first underground hotel.
The once-prevalent practice of constructing copycat architectural clones like Thames Town on the outskirts of Shanghai has been banned by the Chinese government. Having taken off in the early 1990s, the knockoff architecture trend, which also mimicked the likeliness of Parisian landmarks and Le Corb
A woman in China has been blamed for a series of car accidents after repeatedly removing traffic mirrors outside her home for better feng shui. Police were called to the neighbourhood in Shanghai after the local property management company and neighbours failed to convince the woman to desist, the S
When you're building a skyscraper with triple-digit numbers of storeys, there are some rather unusual building challenges to face — like the fact that the entire building can sway with the wind, fast enough to make people sick. The Shanghai Tower solves that problem in a scientifically awesome way
A notorious pair of daredevils have taken a selfie balanced on a crane atop of the world’s second tallest building. Russian-Ukrainian thrill seeker Vitaly Raskalov and his friend Vadim Makhorov said they were inspired to climb the building because of positive feedback they received after scaling S
CIBSE continues to demonstrate its global influence and commitment to advancing sustainable building practices with a recent highly impactful visit to China. Led by CIBSE CEO Ruth Carter, President Elect Vince Arnold and Director of Membership Richard Goldsbrough, the delegation engaged in a series
A Chinese city has placed timers above public lavatories at a key tourist site to ensure the “safety” of its users. Videos posted by local media show a row of cubicles, each with a timer above the door. The display indicates when a cubicle is occupied and for how long.
The Songjiang Hotel in China
German tech giant ThyssenKrupp has unveiled new elevator technology that allows more than one car in a single shaft and lifts that can go sideways as well as up and down. Promising an elevator every 30 seconds, the company says its invention will revolutionize modern architecture, because central bl
As China’s economy skyrockets faster than any others, the country’s suburbs are sprouting up replicas of iconic landmarks from mostly European cities. There's a miniature Paris, complete with Eiffel Tower, in the outskirts of Hangzhou. There's a British-inspired "Thames Town" outside of Shanghai
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has developed elevator technologies that achieved a speed of 1,230 meters per minute, or 20.5 meters per second, which the company claims is the fastest elevator speed in the world. The new technologies will be installed to one of three elevators at China's tallest bu
A 73-storey office tower in Hong Kong has been sold to a Chinese consortium in what is the highest transaction ever recorded for a single office building. CK Asset Holdings, owned by billionaire and Hong Kong's richest man, Li Ka-Shing, sold the "The Center" for HK$40.2 billion (£4.98bn).
Shanghai residents passing through the city's eastern Huangpu district last month might have stumbled upon the unusual sight of a five-story-building being "walked" to a new location. The 85-year-old primary school was lifted off the ground - in its entirety - and relocated using new technology dubb
A team of Dundee students have finished second at a prestigious Chinese architecture competition. Fourth year Dundee University students Mishell Parodi, Calum Ramsay and Elliot Reilly came in second place at China’s UIA-HYP CUP 2020 International Urban Design Competition, a showcase for some o


