Shanghai

Six years in the making, Shanghai Grand Opera House – one of China's most ambitious cultural builds – is opening its doors. The huge complex covers 1.57 million sq ft and is now the centerpiece of the arts precinct that was once home to Expo 2010.

China has finished construction of what’s being billed as the world’s first wind-powered underwater data center. The project, which cost around 1.6 billion yuan (US$226 million), marks a bold step in green, high-performing computing infrastructure.

Construction work is currently underway on a new artificial intelligence research laboratory designed by PLP Architecture. Located in Shanghai, China, the building's overall form is inspired by a computer motherboard and CPU.

Consisting of a large circle held in place by four towers, The Ring, by Ennead Architects, is the centerpiece of a new masterplan envisioned for Shanghai, China. The project will also include another pair of towers, retail space, and park areas.

Back in April, AutoX teamed up with Alibaba's Amap mobility platform to make robo-taxis available to Shanghai ride-hailers. But only a limited group of users could access the pilot program. Now AutoX and Amap have opened the service up to the public.

Autonomous driving tech company AutoX has partnered with the Alibaba Group's Amap mobility platform to offer folks in Shanghai the option to hail a ride in an AutoX RoboTaxi.

A new tower in Shanghai, China, is to boast a reflective, cloud-like façade sitting atop staggered, landscaped terraces reminiscent of a rocky hillside. The features will demarcate the building's retail and office sections, with the façade helping to regulate its internal temperature.

Global architectural firm Perkins + Will has completed work on Shanghai's Natural History Museum and it's now open for business in the city's Jing'an District. While calling it sustainable would be a push, it does boast significant green design.

Volkswagen is at the Shanghai International Auto Show hinting at a possible expansion of its model range with its C Coupé GTE concept. The automaker says that "if it were to go into production," the saloon would slot in between the Passat and Phaeton in Volkswagens model line up.

Non-profit organization INCLUDED has produced a new shipping container-based community center for Shanghai's migrant worker community, dubbed Community Cube.

Practicality isn't generally a major concern when it comes to the design of a glass house, but the Vertical Glass House features a design that offers a degree of privacy and architectural novelty.

Nike has teamed up with Taiwan-based design and architectural company Miniwiz to produce a new concept retail store, dubbed X158 Hyper Nature. Its interior is constructed using materials recycled from DVDs, water bottles and beverage cans.