Intuitive designs on display at China Millennium Monument for Beijing Design Week

A desk designed for cats. The holes within the desk are interconnected, creating a maze for cats. [Photo by Ruan Fan/chinadaily.com.cn]

The Beyond Architecture exhibition is on display at the China Millennium Monument in Beijing. The exhibit, part of Beijing Design Week, connects architecture with art, design, music, dance, film and literature.

On display are 100 creative works and cross-border plans from Chinese and foreign architects, including newcomers to the profession. Sections of the exhibition are Design for Children, Go and Work in the Countryside and Mountainous Areas, Connecting Dreams, Pinar Lab, Teach Fish to Swim, Hanshi Plan, Gathering Place, Stick to My Own Way, and Possibilities of Concrete.

Over the past year, Beyond Architecture has traveled the world in 30 exhibitions staged at venues that include Beijing's Today Art Museum, the Museum of Contemporary Art of Chengdu, Palazzo Mora of Venice and London's China Design Center.