Beijing-based property developer China Resources Land Limited (CR Land) makes money by managing residential, commercial, and civic projects across China.

As it undergoes rapid urbanization China loses more and more farmland every day.

Completed last spring at the northeast corner of Tiananmen Square, the world's biggest museum stands up to the enormity of Beijing's central public space.

Designing a high-end residential development in China typically means planning a gated community.

With more than 17.4 million residents and a growing middle class eager to trade its Mao-era housing for new apartments, Beijing has been building residential towers at a breathless clip for much of the past decade.

When Zhu Pei and his partner, Wu Tong, began designing Digital Beijing for a site on the western edge of the Olympic Green, the National Swimming Center and National Stadium were already under construction.

Reacting against the isolated high-rise housing projects going up all over Beijing these days, Steven Holl and his partner Li Hu designed a 720-unit complex that emphasizes connections between its various buildings and the city around them.