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China's twelfth 5-Year Plan (released in 2011) addresses the country's rapid urbanisation by including a target to deliver 36 million new social housing units by 2015. Shenzhen in southern China, located in the Pearl River Delta in the Guangdong Province, is one of the fastest growing cities in the world. It has a large stake in this project and is aiming to deliver 240,000 new units which will house approximately 800,000 people. At the vanguard of China's economic reform, Shenzhen has grown 400 times its original size in the last 40 years, following high levels of investment by the government and through mass migration of workers from all over China. The city has a huge transient working population comprising mostly young people, in particular single women. Most residents come to the city from various parts of the country, leaving family, friends and other support networks. Shenzhen is rapidly running out of space, with only limited land available to house future population growth.

Three of the ten biggest power stations in China are hydro-based, including the gigantic Three Gorges Dam, while the other seven are coal-fired. Power-technology.com profiles the ten biggest Chinese power stations based on installed capacity. The Three Gorges power station located in Yichang in Hubei province is by far the world's biggest power generation facility.

Mast-like silhouettes adorn the 29-storey China Minmetals Corp Tower in Shenzhen. Check out the design that has just been unveiled and leave us your views…

China intends to develop a solar power station in space as part of its efforts to cut down greenhouse gases and tackle energy shortage, and E.ON plans to take two of its gas-fired power plants in Germany offline due to unprofitability.

Architecture has a solution to every problem. The world's largest Waste-to-Energy Plant to be built in China proposes to break away from set industrial design norms to perpetrate many firsts. Check it out and leave us your valuable inputs…

Architecture in China can so often be polarising. In fact, the entire industry seems to have that affect on the world. There are those who applaud the Chinese for their extensive and rapid construction work, which includes the world's fastest apartment construction, the creation of entire cities in just five years and of course the developments in Shenzhen, one of the world's fastest growing cities. And then there are others who critique the country for having a 'fake' and 'blood soaked' GDP due to high levels of what some have labeled 'dangerous and unnecessary' industry work. Well, the design debate has been sparked yet again with the unveiling of China's latest industry venture.

The architecture industry has been in recent times exploring the growing world of artificial organisms. We have continuously covered this increasing trend, with examples of man-made organics in China and Singapore, varying from artificial islands, to trees and most recently coral reefs. It is no surprise that through the heightened levels of toxins and rubbish now running into our oceans everyday that certain sections of incredibly valuable, and aesthetically stunning underwater environments are dying. This is caused by various reasons including: the everyday home owner chemical run offs, the larger oil spills and natural disasters, but the fact is, we are killing it faster than it is able to grow back.

The Dayuan International Centre in Chengdu, China is a strategically planned, beautifully conceptualized urban precinct that pulsates with the ethos of the metropolis but conserves the serenity of a countryside neighbourhood! Check it out here…

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Imagine a #creative and #surreal track that was born out of the need to reactivate a sparsely used area in a #shoppingmall. Located in #Shanghai, #China, #100architects have converted a 1,200 sq. m. indoor space into a family-oriented entertaining space. Want to know how? Read on…

MAD Architects unveil the design for the Nanhai Art Centre in Foshan, China. Resembling a continuous wave of water, with three main buildings looming underneath the floating sun canopy, this biomorphic building will be developed as the new public gateway on the waterfront, harmonising social, creative, and natural attributes. 

How does a contextual thematic interior work in a general modernized design scenario? Take a look at the Mountain & City interiors and leave us your comments...

What are your views on iconic architecture? The Schizimen Bridge is a beautiful infinity loop floating mid-air. Read here and leave us your feedback...

Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2014, the world's biggest multinational maritime exercise, will be held from 26 June to 1 August in the vicinity of the Hawaiian Islands. The event will involve 23 nations, 48 surface vessels, six submarines, over 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel including representation from first time participants China, India and Brunei.