Ancient Future | MAD Architects: Shenzhen Bay Culture Park MAD Architects 2020-06-25 | Set between the young vibrant city of Shenzhen, and the quiet oceanfront, “Shenzhen Bay Culture Park” juxtaposes two transcendental scales of time – the ‘ancient’ and the ‘future’ – through the setting of an ethereal artistic urban landscape. It is expected to be completed in 2023.
Light by MAD/Ma Yansong | In dialogue with the tea mountains, lighting the lamp of the land MAD Architects 2026-04-10 | The installation, "Light" is located in the Shiziyuan area of Hanxi Village, where rolling hills are covered by expansive tea fields. A few conifers grow sparsely on top of the mountain, occupying the area’s highest point. However, few people explore the most beautiful scenery at the top of the hill.The design extracts the natural curve of the tea fields into the form of the installation, making the neglected landscape float in the air, and forming a prominent image. As the lights turn on at night, the installation is lifted high above the tea fields like a lighthouse, drawing energy from the earth and releasing it at the highest point. Trees form a dynamic silhouette passing through the thin veil of the membrane. The spirituality of life merges with the heat of light.Surrounded simply by a white membrane, the installation itself is the medium. The light and shadow, changing color of the sky, fog, trees, and the earth are the main bodies. From varied positions and different times of the day, the light and surrounding environment will pass through the membrane to present a combination of phantom and reality.When facing the daylight, the installation is prominent and opaque, floating like white clouds above the tea field. When backlit, the membrane becomes translucent, turning into an observation frame for trees and distant mountains. In the fog, the membrane is permeable, and its shadows are transient, blending with the fog rising from the tea field.At night, the installation becomes the light of the earth. Four colors change slowly, echoing the light of the village in the distance. A viewing platform is built at the bottom of the installation, providing an anchoring public space for tourists to rest, and for villagers to gather and engage in activities. Type: InstallationDimensions: 12.3 x 9.8 x 9 metersMaterial: Steel Structure, ETPE, Light SystemPrincipal partners in charge: Ma Yansong, Dang Qun, Yosuke HayanoDesign Team: Yang Xuebing, Cai Yixuan, Wang Ruipeng, Zhu QingyuStructure Consultant：RFR Building Design Consulting (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.ETPE Consultant：Shanghai Eagibang Construction Co., LtdLight Consultant：Beijing Ning Field Lighting Design Corp., Ltd.Video, Photography: Tian FangFangExhibition: ART at FULIANG 2021Presented by FULIANG DEVELOPMENT Co.,Ltd.Organized by FULIANG CULTURE TOURISM GROUPCo-organized by Beijing Hubart Culture Communication Co.,Ltd.
FENIX Museum by MAD/Ma Yansong | First European Cultural Project Completed MAD Architects 2026-03-10 | Rotterdam is one of Europe's most prominent cities of migration, home to residents from over 170 countries and regions. Historically, it was also a major departure point for millions of Europeans setting sail for North America. In 1940, a devastating bombing leveled the center of Rotterdam. Since then, countless world-renowned architects have been drawn to the city, transforming it into a global hub for contemporary architecture.Beginning in 2016, the Droom en Daad Foundation partnered with the City of Rotterdam to launch a citywide cultural revitalization initiative. In 2018, the foundation commissioned MAD to transform the historic Fenix warehouse into a museum of migration.MAD has transformed this century-old warehouse into a cultural landmark that bridges past and present, paying tribute to the journeys of millions of migrants. “Everything is in motion people, time, light, the sea,” said Ma Yansong. “This building invites us to rethink moments of arrival and departure, and to reflect on the reasons we set out in the first place.”MAD’s transformation began with a respect for history, preserving the original warehouse’s rugged structure as restored by Bureau Polderman. The central roof was opened up to introduce natural light and a dramatic tornado-shaped spiral staircase was inserted into the core. The staircases intertwine to form a structural system, at times intersecting, at times pulling apart.If the path leading to the rooftop observation platform symbolizes a journey, then along the way, people will encounter others, reflect on themselves, and make choices at each point of intersection. Ultimately, visitors meet at the highest point, overlooking the city of Rotterdam and its riverfront, as if floating above the sea. It is a journey shaped by freedom, uncertainty, and hope.FENIX MuseumRotterdam, Netherlands2018-2025
Lishui Airport by MAD/Ma Yansong MAD Architects 2026-02-26 | Lishui Airport in Zhejiang Province, designed by MAD, has officially begun operations, marking the region’s first direct connection to China’s national aviation network. Located within a mountainous valley shaped through extensive land reclamation, the project transforms a topographically complex site into a new civic gateway for southwestern Zhejiang.Drawing from the surrounding hills, the terminal follows the natural contours of the landscape. Soft, continuous forms give the building the appearance of a white bird resting quietly among the mountains. The silver white roof responds to changing light and weather, allowing the architecture to merge with its environment rather than stand apart from it.Inside, warm toned materials and natural textures create a bright and airy atmosphere. A compact one and a half story layout maintains human scale while streamlining circulation, reimagining the regional airport as both infrastructure and landscape, a place of movement and pause.Lishui Airport, Lishui, Chinacover photo by CreatAR Imagesvideo by blackstation
Jiaxing Train Station by MAD/Ma Yansong | Train Station in the Forest MAD Architects 2023-12-21 | Drawing inspiration from Jiaxing’s historic and cultural contexts, MAD’s proposal includes a 1:1 rebuilding of the historic station building derived from archival studies, while creating a new train station underground. The new station will be bright, efficient, and human-scaled, with a flood of natural light to create a friendly, comfortable environment. The main transportation and commercial functions are to be located in the basement level, allowing the ground-floor space to be given back to nature. A shared space between Jiaxing’s citizens and travelers, this new green urban center will transform into a “train station in the forest.”A 35.4 Hectare Urban OasisMAD’s proposal places the busy transportation junction underground, freeing the ground floor of obtrusive infrastructure, thus allowing the People’s Park to radiate through the scheme into the city, and form an urban oasis. A careful consideration to landscape and massing has formed an axis with the reconstructed old station building at its core. In front of the station, a large collection of canopy shaped trees have been planted, creating comfortable, natural shades for the plaza.Rebuilding the Historic StationThe original Jiaxing Train Station was built in 1907, and opened in 1909 as an important junction for the Shanghai-Hangzhou Railway Line. In order to create a 1:1 reconstruction of the old station building, MAD engaged with scholars, consultants and experts in heritage architecture to recover data which might aid the project. The relationship and scale between canopies, bridges, platforms, and the building were calculated, allowing for a more accurate reconstruction of the historic station and its features. Upon completion, the old station building will become the Jiaxing Railway History Museum.A “Train Station in the Forest”Looking south along the central axis, the rebuilt station building and the “floating” metal roof of the new station will blend with the forest trees. The station concourse, platforms, and waiting hall are hidden underground, while the building’s single-story height above ground level humbly respects the scale of the old station building.An abundance of natural light floods into the underground waiting hall through skylights and glass curtain walls on the ground floor, creating a subterranean space which is both open and bright. As people move from the waiting hall to the platforms via a futuristic underground tunnel, they observe the rebuilt old station building overhead. Here, a moment is created where old meets new, and a sharp yet composed contrast is showcased between the past and future.On the roof of the new station, solar photovoltaic panels will be installed to enhance the project’s sustainability.Beneath the urban oasis, a wide variety of functions and services are connected with each other. For instance, visitors at street level can efficiently enter and exit the transport hub, while others meander through the park, visit the railway museum, or explore the commercial area before embarking on their train journey.A series of transport options are linked throughout the underground system, directly connected to the sunken municipal roads. Bus terminals, a tramway, metro, car parking, and taxi stands are interconnected by the proposed scheme.The capacity of the train station will be upgraded to three platforms serving six tracks, in contrast to the previous three platforms serving five tracks, with the main upline and downline becoming two arrival and departure tracks respectively. The overall passenger capacity is expected to reach 5.28 million people per year, with peak-time capacity reaching 2,300 people per hour.Principal Partners in Charge: Ma Yansong, Dang Qun, Yosuke HayanoAssociate Partners in Charge: Liu Huiying, Tiffany Dalhen Design Team: Yao Ran, Yu Lin, Cao Chen, Chen Nianhai, Cheng Xiangju, Reinier Simons, Fu Xiaoyi, Chen Wei, He Shunpeng, Li Zhengdong, Cao Xi, Zhang Kai, Li Xinyun, Kaushik Raghuraman, Deng Wei, Huang Zhiyu, Huai Wei, Sun Mingze, Dayie Wu, Hou Jinghui, Yin Jianfeng, Claudia Hertrich, Liu Zifan, Xie Qilin, Alan Rodríguez Carrillo, Qiang Siyang,
Yuecheng Courtyard Kindergarten by MAD/Ma Yansong MAD Architects 2023-12-13 | One day in the kindergarten- follow Hufton&Crow
“Timeless Beacon” brings a sense of rebirth to an abandoned market MAD Architects 2023-03-17 | Ma Yansong was invited by Guangdong Nanhai Art Field to complete an art installation named “Timeless Beacon” in Taiping Xu, Nanhai, Guangdong province of China. The design renovated Taiping market, known as the largest abandoned building in Taiping Xu, a once bustling fair established in the late Ming Dynasty and and flourished for centuries until the 1980s when fishermen, businessmen, and villagers gathered there for trading. However, the onset of an urbanization boom changed everything, gradually pushing young people to seek opportunities outside the Chinese village. Meanwhile, the internet era began overshadowing the need for physical markets, leading to a slow abandonment of the formerly buzzing fair. On the side of Taiping’s deserted streets, concrete houses occasionally interspersed with old brick buildings emerge. There, a couple of elderly residents sit at their doorsteps and chat, painting a picture of a prosperous era that has now gone into decay.“I see many plants grow towards the sun from the gaps of the abandoned building. We hope to create a sense of vitality and rebirth from the ruins, so that people can feel new energy and perception from the old structure, as well as new understanding of time to this whole area.” – Ma YansongThe quiet village contrasts the contemporary backdrop of fast-growing city across the river. When the function of the place is no longer important, the emotion and inspiration it carries are the value that left by the building. MAD intends to parallel the time scales of history and future through design, forming a surreal scene that brings people back to imagination. A three-story building is wrapped in reflective film, a new material that blurrily mirrors the surrounding old streets through the building’s façade and inner space, respectively. At the top, a towering multimedia light device is enveloped in colorfully delicate pieces of cloth, fluttering in the wind romantically. At night, it transforms into a new “lighthouse” of the village, creating a dreamy aura along the bankside.Timeless beacon, is currently exhibit at Taiping Xu Art Zone in Guangdong Nanhai Art Field until summertime of 2024.
MAD Architects: Building Connection To The Landscape MAD Architects 2023-03-15 | When the Quzhou Sports Park project was completed in China, it became the largest earth-sheltered complex ever built. In his conversation with ArchDaily, Ma Yansong explained that MAD Architects was not only focused on completing the stadium proposal, but also on creating an architecture that disappears. Unique fields become architectural spaces where anyone can do anything at any moment.Read more: archdaily.com/996939/mad-architects-building-connection-to-the-landscape
Ma Yansong: Tenderness in Rationality | with AD China MAD Architects 2023-02-14 | "Nearly 20 cities on four continents across the globe... In a year as special as 2022, with mesmerizing traces of its own exploration, MAD shows the courage to stay wild and free, breaking from the limits of times whilst embracing new possibilities of evolving towards a 'tenderness' of empathy. For Ma Yansong, architecture presents the opportunities to communicate with the world, for which each work is an experience and a dialogue. "
A Floating Feather | Changchun Airport T3 MAD Architects 2023-02-13 | Winning design for the new terminal of Changchun Airport, a floating feather with unique fan-shaped profile, to create a green and sustainable airport in a human scale.The site has a footprint of 177.6-hectare with a building area of nearly 270,000 square meters. The project is located in Changchun, a city well-known as the international regional hub in Northeast Asia with a population of 23 million. After completion, the terminal will contain 54 aircraft gates and is expected to accommodate 22 million passengers per year, that will become the biggest air transportation junction in northeastern region of China. The terminal has referred to as a "garden airport" with a calming presence to the airport.“The future large-scale transportation junction is first of all an important public space in the city. Art, synthesis, diversity, and humanity are all important.” – Ma Yansong
The Cloudscape of Haikou | Ma Yansong on MADs amorphous concrete library in Haikou | Dezeen MAD Architects 2023-02-13 | In the first instalment of Dezeen's new Concrete Icons series produced in collaboration with Holcim, MAD Architects founder Ma Yansong explains how his firm's sinuous concrete library in Haikou, China encourages visitors to use their imagination. Video republished from Dezeen: youtube.com/watch?v=Q6nVw_tWpNARead more on Dezeen: dezeen.com/?p=1866618
Changchun Airport Terminal 3 | Concept Design by MAD Architects MAD Architects 2023-02-08 | MAD Architects reveals winning design for the new terminal of Changchun Airport, as its first large-scale air transportation junctionThe overall site has a footprint of 177.6-hectare, and a total building area of nearly 270,000 square meters. The terminal will contain 54 aircraft gates and is expected to accommodate 22 million passengers per year after completion, that will become the biggest air transportation junction of northeastern region in China. The terminal building was designed to add a human-scaled space with a calming presence to the Airport. As visitors approach, they will be greeted by the terminal’s unique fan-shaped profile that resembles a floating feather — a nod to the airplanes that will be ascending and descending from its terminals throughout the day.“The future large-scale transportation junction is first of all an important public space in the city. Art, synthesis, diversity, and humanity are all important.” – MA Yansong
A Voyage to MAD‘s Tunnel of Light MAD Architects 2022-08-11 | MAD Architects and Art Front Gallery jointly present an online event “A Voyage to Ma Yansong / MAD's Tunnel of Light” on the occasion of Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale 2022. With a series of talks and on-site scenery video essay, This event unveils the project’s design philosophy, creative process and highlights its long-term impact on the local community. The event celebrates the MAD’s new artwork “Flow,” a part reinvention of the existing work created by MAD in 2018 and a newly internationally released book “Tunnel of Light.”More Information:Art Front Gallery @【公式】大地の芸術祭 Echigo-Tsumari Art Field
UNIC Residential｜MAD Architects MAD Architects 2022-07-26 | MAD Architects, led by Ma Yansong, has completed the first residential project “UNIC” in Europe. UNIC emerges from Clichy-Batignolles, a mixed-use eco-district in the seventeenth arrondissement of Paris. It seeks to connect and enrich the surrounding communities by mixing socio-economic classes, bring nature to the city and creates an ideal of living.
Live talk about Baiziwan Social housing on JUNE 24 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOWsMnhd2Wk MAD Architects 2022-06-23 | ...
MAD Announces New Project in Hollywood MAD Architects 2022-05-30 | MAD Architects's new project in Hollywood-----the Star, is a new typology for the office of the future. Located at 6061 Sunset Boulevard in the heart of Hollywood, its design evokes the Hollywood Hills to its north, and invites the outdoors in. With nature embedded in the architecture, the public can access the building and get inspired by its layered and diverse landscape, throughout its 22 floors.The Star extends Hollywood’s creation of dream worlds and vibrant futures to architecture and expresses the power of imagination across industries. It promotes a healthier office environment, where nature, light, and open space are accessible to all employees. In this office of the future, these life-enhancing forces aren’t limited amenities, but are integral to work. Added Ma Yansong, founding principal of MAD Architects, “Hollywood has been a signature center for culture and creativity for a long time. The Star will be the new iconic landmark in Hollywood and continue to nurture the public's inspiration and creativity.”Knitting together the urban and natural landscapes, its varied massing narrows at its upper levels, recalling an organic form, and creates a soft addition to the skyline, marked by lush greenery. Terraced green spaces at street level ground the building in its context and create moments for public connection. Its flexible floorplans offer abundant gathering spaces and access to nature, encouraging a new kind of work-life environment that prioritizes balance, reflection and collaboration.
Chongqing Cuntan Cruise Terminal｜MAD Architects MAD Architects 2022-05-30 | "Gantry crane" – MAD wins competition for Chongqing Cuntan International Cruise CentreMAD Architects, led by Ma Yansong, and in collaboration with the China Academy of Building Research (CASR) have won an international competition for the design of the Cuntan International Cruise Centre in Chongqing, China.The project site, currently a cargo terminal covering 66,000 square meters, is located in Chongqing's Liangjiang New Area. The site and associated cruise terminal sit within the Cuntan Port area, allowing access to the Yangtze River. Under MAD’s plans, the site will become a 65,000-square-metre international cruise terminal and city complex, hosting a 15,000-square-metre cruise port and 50,000 square metres for commercial space. "Chongqing has mountains and waters,” said Ma Yansong, reflecting on the vision behind the winning scheme. “However, the Yangtze River is more than just a natural landscape in Chongqing. Because of human activities such as shipping traffic and industrial transport, this mountain city is also full of energy and movement. We want to transform this energy in Chongqing from traces of industry into an energy that stimulates the imagination. People can feel the kinetic energy of the city here, but also imagine the public spaces of the future."Chongqing Cuntan International Cruise CentreChongqing, China2021-2027Type: Public transportSite area: 66,000 sqmGFA: 65,000 sqmCruise port: 15,000 sqmCommercial: 50,000 sqmPrincipal Partners in Charge: Ma Yansong, Dang Qun, Yosuke HayanoAssociate in Charge: Liu HuiyingDesign Team: Yang Xuebing, Lei Kaiyun, Wang Ruipeng, Chen Wei, Ning Tong, Wang YidingClient: Chongqing Cuntan International Cruise Home Port Development Co.Consortium: China Academy of Building Research Ltd.
Is Train Station, the Bigger the Better? ｜MAD Jiaxing Train Station MAD Architects 2022-05-26 | Train stations are the first and last impression of a city for many of us. Being the first face of a city, many train stations design aimed for being big. But is train station the bigger the better?Video production Team: 右键Rightclick
MAD Rhapsody｜MADs New Book Release MAD Architects 2022-04-24 | MAD Rhapsody documents the designs of Ma Yansong’s avant-garde architecture firm MAD Architects, which has offices in Beijing, Los Angeles, and Rome. With photographs, drawings, and models, the book—the firm’s second monograph—highlights 23 projects from 2004 to today, both built and in-process, and spanning civic, mixed-use, residential, and commercial buildings, as well as art installations. Known for its futuristic, organic, and technologically daring designs, which seek to create a dialogue with nature, earth, and sky, MAD’s work spans the globe. With a vision for the future city that is deeply rooted in the spiritual needs of citizens, MAD’s practice seeks to create a unique harmony between humanity and the built environment, both natural and man-made.For Book Purchase:- rizzolibookstorerizzolibookstore.com/mad-rhapsody- Amazonamazon.com/MAD-ArchitectsRhapsody-Ma-Yansong/dp/0847869628More Information:http://www.i-mad.com/post-publication
A Tent beneath Snow Mountains｜Yabuli Entrepreneurs’ Congress Center MAD Architects 2022-03-03 | Yabuli Entrepreneurs’ Congress Center, designed by MAD Architects that is led by Ma Yansong, is completed and currently in use.The project is located in the city of Yabuli, Heilongjiang Province, China. Yabuli, a well-known ski town, is home to the longest alpine ski slope in Asia and the largest comprehensive snow training center in China.The scheme emulates the impression of a giant snow-white tent, delicately flowing from the top to the foot of the backdrop mountain and then eventually dissipating into the snow. The limber roof comprises of white aluminum panels extending outwards, almost as if it is suspended in the air, evoking an image of the building appearing low-density. The roof’s undulating ridgelines signify snow streaks carved into the earth, echoing the distant snow-capped mountain’s silhouettes.Warm and soft sunlight floods the wood-clad lobby through the central skylight, in which the layers of texture empower the space to be overflown with life, consolidating the roof’s snow streaks’ design language.
The Eye of Sanxingdui - MAD Reveals Design for the New Sanxingdui Museum MAD Architects 2022-02-23 | The global fascination with Sanxingdui lies in how little the wider world can comprehend about the ancient city’s geographical location, and the ancient Shu culture it represents. MAD Architects, led by Ma Yansong, has unveiled the design of their latest project; “The Eyes of Sanxingdui” for the Sanxingdui Ancient Shu Cultural Heritage Museum. The project sees MAD place a cluster of scattered wooden structures above the dense greens and clear waters of the ancient landscape. The new buildings merge with the existing landscape to form a new environment, which simultaneously celebrates the ancient mysteries of the Sanxingdui civilization and connects with the area’s timeless natural environment through a restrained, humble volume. The result is a park which acts as an urban and cultural public space where humanity and nature, the past and the future, can converge.
The Cloudscape of Haikou | MAD Architects MAD Architects 2021-12-20 | In July 2021, MAD has completed the Cloudscape of Haikou, a sinuous library and waystation that is cast in seamless white concrete on the coast of the Chinese island of Hainan.The 1,000-square-metre structure, formerly known as Wormhole Library, is the first of sixteen pavilions being constructed in Century Park as part of a wider rejuvenation project of Haikou Bay.Cloudscape of Haikou is distinguished by its amorphous, flowing form, in which the building's interior and exterior are cast as one vessel, without any right angles.It is punctuated by large curved cut-outs that frame views of the sea, sky and land and allow natural light and air to enter, immersing visitors in nature and the coastal landscape."Spirituality is the core value of architecture," said Ma Yansong, founder of MAD. "It contributes to the humanistic atmosphere of a city," he explained, "We want the building to be an urban space that people would like to make part of their daily lives. Architecture, art, humanity and nature meet here, and they will open up a journey of visitors' imaginations to explore and appreciate the meaning that different beauty brings to their lives."
Train Station in the Forest｜MAD Architects MAD Architects 2021-12-03 | Jiaxing Train Station is situated in the center of Jiaxing, an interconnected city in southeast China close to Shanghai. The project brief covers an area of 35.4 hectares, encompassing Jiaxing Train Station, the plazas to the north and south, and a renovation of the adjacent People’s Park. Drawing inspiration from Jiaxing’s historic and cultural contexts, MAD’s proposal includes a 1:1 rebuilding of the historic station building derived from archival studies, while creating a new train station underground. The new station will be bright, efficient, and human-scaled, with a flood of natural light to create a friendly, comfortable environment. The main transportation and commercial functions are to be located in the basement level, allowing the ground-floor space to be given back to nature. A shared space between Jiaxing’s citizens and travelers, this new green urban center will transform into a “train station in the forest”.
MAD Architects: Jiaxing Train Station in the Forest MAD Architects 2021-01-07 | Led by Ma Yansong, MAD Architects unveils their design for Jiaxing’s “Train Station in the Forest.” Having begun construction at the end of 2019, the project is expected to be completed by July 1st. 2021.
Ma Yansong In Conversation With Hamid Hassanzadeh MAD Architects 2020-05-09 | On May 5th, MAD founder Ma Yansong went LIVE on Instagram with Hamid Hassanzadeh of Parametric Architecture to discuss his architectural influences, architecture as a communication tool and the integration of nature in our manmade cities.
MAD Architects 2019 Year-In-Review MAD Architects 2020-01-02 | In 2019, the MADness continued as we: *Topped out on "UNIC" – our first residential complex to be realized in France;*Broke ground on two concert halls in China: "China Philharmonic Concert Hall" in Beijing, and "Yiwu Grand Theater" in Yiwu;*Became the first China-based architectural agency to have a permanent collection exhibition at the Centre Pompidou in Paris;*Opened our fourth office worldwide in Jiaxing, China;*Continued design development and construction on buildings around the globe.We bring you a review of MAD's developments from the past year, and look ahead at what's to come in 2020.
MAD X MAD Architects 2019-12-19 | "MAD X - 10 Projects by MAD Architects" is a book conceived and designed by Ma Yansong.‘X’ while symbolizing 10 of MAD's most iconic projects to date, has a completely different meaning for Ma Yansong: the unknown and a passion for exploring new territories. How can we imagine the city of the future? The book accompanies MAD's solo exhibition at the Centre Pompidou in Paris that is now on show until April 2020.Available for purchase at: Editions HYX: editions-hyx.com/fr/mad-x-0Amazon: https://www.amazon.fr/MAD-10-Projects-Architects/dp/2373820161/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?__mk_fr_FR=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&keywords=MAD+X+HYX&qid=1571907028&sr=8-1-fkmr0
Inside the “MAD X” exhibition at Centre Pompidou in Paris. MAD Architects 2019-09-12 | “While ‘X’ represents the ten projects that are on show, it also has another meaning – ‘X’ also signifies the ‘unknown.’ With ‘X,’ I hope to express my desire for exploring unchartered territory, which I believe is more important than reiterating the past.” -- Ma Yansong, Founder and Principal Partner of MAD.“MAD X” is on show until April 2020.
INNERSPACE MAD Architects 2019-05-06 | Architecture and dance converge in “Innerspace” – a short film by principal of MAD Architects Ma Yansong and choreographer Shen Wei. “Innerspace” highlights the architecture and scale of Ma’s “Harbin Opera House” through dance, emphasizing how it is inherently theatrical in both its performance of narrative spaces, and its context within the landscape.
Tunnel of Light by MAD Architects at the 2018 Echigo-Tsumari Triennale MAD Architects 2018-08-06 | MAD Architects, led by Ma Yansong, has completed the restoration of the Kiyotsu Gorge Tunnel in Japan’s Niigata prefecture. The revitalization project sees the installation of several permanent artistic spaces along the historic lookout tunnel, with the intention of bringing back the cultural energy that once empowered the region. The “Tunnel of Light” opened on the occasion of the 2018 Echigo-Tsumari Triennale.
2017 MAD Travel Fellowship Review MAD Architects 2018-05-17 | The “MAD Travel Fellowship” was initiated in 2009 by MAD Architects. The program has sponsored 45 students to date, supporting their travels so that they can freely explore the places and spaces that fascinate them, meet with architecture protagonists, and engage in new creative and cultural communities.
Amour des Tours | Renovation of Montparnasse Tower MAD Architects 2017-09-20 | An animated visualization of MAD Architect's design proposal for the renovation of Montparnasse Tower in Paris.
2017 MAD Travel Fellowship MAD Architects 2017-05-12 | MAD about China!MADders shared a glimpse of what they enjoy most of China.Global architecture students have until May 14 2017 to apply for the 2017 MAD Architecture Travel Fellowship! Come see the environments that influence us!Details at: http://www.i-mad.com/fellowship
MAD Architects Mannequin Challenge Holiday Greeting MAD Architects 2016-12-16 | Happy Holidays from all of us at MAD Architects! First architecture firm to take on the mannequin challenge, enjoy!
Ma Yansong - MAD Works flip though MAD Architects 2016-12-01 | A quick look at MAD Architects first Monograph published by Phaidon
Iwan Baan captures MADs Harbin Opera House MAD Architects 2016-05-04 | The meticulous nature of architectural photography means it rarely provokes the viewer to question the story behind its result. In a new film, director Rasmus Daniel Taun turns the lens on Dutch photographer Iwan Baan as he documents the breathtaking Harbin Opera House in China's northernmost province—completed by Beijing-based MAD architects in 2015.
Invisible Border Installation by MAD Architects MAD Architects 2016-04-26 | MAD's Invisible Border Installation made for Interni's Open Borders exhibition during the 2016 Milan Design Week.
