Neri & Hu Design and Research Office   China   The Shanghai firm of Lyndon Neri and Rossana Hu has turned an old chemical-research facility in the Chinese city of Dalian into a cultural and commercial complex named The Yard, using six buildings that used to house offices, warehouses, and workers’

Coop Himmelb(l)au   China   A bulbous shape wrapped in scales, this building – photographed by Duccio Malagamba – endeavors to be a commercial lure for the historic enclave of Port Arthur.