Face Bar (Shanghai, China)

Set in a 1920s villa, Face Bar in the French Concession quarter is the place to sip a gin and tonic overlooking the lawn. Opium beds and French windows add to the colonial feel. A warm welcome, a secure stopping place and opportunity to talk, relax and drink. Go before 8pm for half-price drinks.

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Hipsters Club (Tokyo, Japan)

Japan is known globally as a fashion-forward country and Tokyo is its artistic epicentre. Maybe that’s why the Tokyo Hipsters Club was described by its designer as a “pleasantly brutal space… a piece of antiarchitecture by a nonarchitect.” The Tokyo Hipsters Club was created around the concept of ‘aristocracy gone wrong’. Tom Dixon, British designer [...]

Olympic Stadium, Beijing

Sports stadiums have long followed the enduring design of one of the original wonders of the world, Rome’s Coliseum. National Stadium in Beijing is an attempt to rethink the classic sports-arena layout for more ecologically correct times. The Swiss architects wanted to provide natural ventilation for the 91.000 -seat structure- perhaps the largest “eco-friendly” sports [...]

Central Chinese Television CCTV, Beijing

The design of the new Central Chinese Television (CCTV) headquarters defies the popular conception of a skyscraper - and it broke Beijing’s building codes and required approval by a special review panel. Two leaning towers, each bent 90 degrees at the top and bottom to form a continuous loop. Designed by Rem Koolhaas and Ole [...]

LAN Club

The LAN Club is a breath-taking combination of fine design and architecture, a fusion of thinking and feeling throughout, creating a space to reflect and enhance personal moods and to arouse people’s emotions. LAN Club has crafted a restaurant that celebrates Chinese and western cuisine and pairs it masterfully with wines from around the world. [...]