Different from a northern Chinese courtyard ... Meanwhile, hot air inside the house can rise and escape through the opening above the skywell, which "works just like a chimney".

Welcome back to the Fluctus Channel for a discussion on how precision manufacturing, modular design, and sustainable materials shape a housing landscape that prioritizes both form and function.

Surrounded by the rubble of demolished homes, Chen Tianming's ramshackle tower of faded plyboards and contorted beams juts ...

It damages your psychological and physical health,” says the 54-year-old artist, whose modest house overlooks the site of a vast new port being built by Chinese state-owned company Cosco.

He rented a room in Southern California's Monterey Park, which is home to a large Chinese immigrant community. There, fellow Chinese immigrants introduced him to labor agencies that promised to ...