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  • 2023-09-28
    The Ark | MAD Architects Unveils Design for Renovation of an old Shanghai Cement Factory Warehouse

    MAD Architects has revealed the design for the renovation of the Shanghai Zhangjiang Cement Factory warehouse.

    The object of the renovation is the “Wanmicang” warehouse on the southside of the Shanghai Zhangjiang Cement Factory. MAD’s renovation envisions a three-dimensional hierarchy of time and physical dimensions through the juxtaposition of old and new structures. Like a rising ark, the transformed building will bring new life to the decaying industrial site by transforming the park into a multifunctional public waterfront space integrating culture, creativity, commerce and shared offices.

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  • 2023-06-29
    The City of Time, Ma Yansong’s new work for the Aranya Theater Festival

    The City of Time Taking up the metaphor of avian migration, Migratory Birds 300, a 300-hour artist residency, brings together 300 creators from diverse fields and backgrounds to congregate and co-create by the seaside of Aranya, China. Between June 12 and June 25, Ma Yansong’s The City of Time hosts 300 artists, 131 group works,

    01_MAD_Aranya_The City of Time_by Aranya Theater Festival
  • 2023-06-21
    MAD Architects Nearing Completion of China Philharmonic Concert Hall Designed as Major New Cultural Center of Beijing

    MAD architects, led by Ma Yansong, is nearing the completion of the China Philharmonic Concert Hall in Beijing, China, for which the firm won the design competition in 2014. With an overall site of 11,600 sqm and a total building area of 26,000 sqm, the concert hall is one of the most significant cultural projects

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  • 2023-05-19
    Qondesa, MAD Architects unveils its first project in South America

      Quito, a city of coexisting contrasts influenced by its diverse ecosystems, ethnicities and traditions, is the capital of Ecuador and a UNESCO world heritage site, which features the best-preserved and least altered historic center in South America. MAD Architects, led by Ma Yansong, has revealed its first mix-use project “Qondesa” in Quito. Soon to

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  • 2023-04-21
    MAD Architects Unveils Momentum at Milan Design Week 2023

    MAD Architects, led by Ma Yansong presented the installation “Momentum” in the main atelier of Milan Design Week 2023, in collaboration with Interni and AXA IM ALTS. Momentum seeks to freeze the moment of art creation, with the simplest cube is used as a carrier to undertake different forms of art expression. Momentum, exhibited during

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  • 2023-04-07
    Timeless Beacon- Ma Yansong’s New Work Brings a Sense of Rebirth to an Abandoned Market

    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 flourished for centuries until the 1980s

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  • 2023-03-14
    MAD Architects Reveals the Design of Rotterdam Center for Dance, Danshuis

    MAD Architects, Led by Ma Yansong, was commissioned by the Rotterdam, Netherlands-based Droom en Daad Foundation again, to make an initial design that turn the riverfront Provimi warehouse into a new cultural destination, the Danshuis (Dutch language for “the Dance House”). The project is intended to be equipped with professional dance studios, theaters, exhibition spaces

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  • 2023-03-10
    MAD Architects Reveals Winning Design for the New Terminal of Changchun Airport, as its First Large-scale Air Transportation Junction

    MAD Architects, led by Ma Yansong, and in collaboration with China Airport Planning & Design Institute Co., Ltd. and Beijing Institute of Architectural Design Co., Ltd. has won an international competition for the design of Changchun “Longjia” International Airport Terminal 3 in China. The overall site has a footprint of 177.6-hectare, and a total building

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  • 2023-01-21
    Blueprint Beijing, Curated by Ma Yansong, Opens as Part of the First Beijing Biennial

    Blueprint Beijing, the concluding exhibition of the first Beijing Biennial (2022) – curated by Ma Yansong and co-organized by MAD Architects – officially opened on January 13, 2023.    Installation view, Blueprint Beijing   As the architecture section of the Beijing Biennial, the exhibition invites 20 main participating architects/artists from around the globe, presenting their

    01 Installation view, Blueprint Beijing, photo by Zhu Yumeng
  • 2022-08-10
    MAD Architects Unveils Dynamic Design for the MoLo (Mobility and Logistic hub) near Milan, Italy

    Set along the western boundary of the Milano Innovation District (MIND) — a recently developed neighborhood bringing together cutting-edge scientific research and education, business, and leisure facilities northwest of central Milan, Italy — led by Chinese Architect Ma Yansong, MAD Architects has unveiled renderings of a monumental gateway complex. Named the MoLo (short for Mobility

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  • 2022-08-09
    Short Film “A Voyage to Ma Yansong MAD’s Tunnel of Light” Stream

    On August 10, 2022, MAD Architects and Echigo-Tsumari Art Field will jointly present an online event “A Voyage to Ma Yansong  MAD’s Tunnel of Light” on the occasion of Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale 2022. The event will be premiered on YouTube. With a series of talks and on-site scenery video essay, it unveils the project’s design

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  • 2022-02-17
    MAD Unveils “The Eyes of Sanxingdui” – A New Design for the Sanxingdui Museum

    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

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  • 2022-01-14
    “Gantry crane” – MAD wins competition for Chongqing Cuntan International Cruise Centre

    MAD 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

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  • 2021-11-30
    MAD New Monograph “MAD Rhapsody” Release

      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

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  • 2021-09-07
    Ma Yansong and MAD Architects Present Major New Work at Milan Design Week 2021

    On the occasion of Milan Design Week 2021, Ma Yansong and MAD Architects unveil three new projects:  the large-scale art installation “Freedom” within the Cortile d’Onore; “Meteor,” Ma’s interpretation of Dior’s iconic Medallion Chair, presented at Palazzo Citterio; and Gu Table, a collaboration with Sawaya & Moroni, building on their previous work together on the

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  • 2021-08-13
    MAD Unveils Design for Hainan Science and Technology Museum

        MAD Architects, led by Ma Yansong, unveils their design for the Hainan Science and Technology Museum in Haikou City, Hainan. Located on Haikou’s west coast, surrounded by sports stadiums and a National Wetland Park, the museum is MAD’s second major public project in Hainan following the Cloudscape of Haikou, which opened in April

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  • 2021-07-08
    MAD Unveils Design for the Aranya “Cloud Center”

    MAD Architects, led by Ma Yansong, has unveiled their design for the Aranya “Cloud Center” in Qinhuangdao, China. Situated close to the scenic Beidaihe coastline in northeastern China, the building is designed to appear as a “floating cloud by the sea”. Upon completion, the scheme will offer a new multi-purpose public space for Aranya — one of China’s most vibrant seaside arts and culture communities.

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  • 2021-04-30
    An Embrace of the City – MAD Architects Releases the Design of the Jiaxing Civic Center

    MAD Architects, led by Ma Yansong, has released their design for the Jiaxing Civic Center. The scheme marks the latest important public project in Jiaxing City designed by MAD, after their design for the Jiaxing Train Station was unveiled earlier this year.

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  • 2021-04-20
    MAD Architects’ Cloudscape of Haikou Opens in Haikou, China

    MAD Architects, led by Ma Yansong, has announced the opening of the Cloudscape of Haikou on the southern tip of China. A unique urban public and cultural space for citizens and visitors to Haikou, this flowing, sculptural concrete form was named as one of the “most anticipated architecture projects of 2021” by The Times of London.

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  • 2021-04-14
    A Village under the Dome – MAD unveils their Zhuhai Cultural Arts Center proposal

    MAD Architects, led by Ma Yansong, participated in an international design competition for the Zhuhai Cultural Arts Center, where they proposed a solution titled “Village Under the Dome”.

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  • 2021-02-12
    MAD Wishes You Happy Year of Ox!
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  • 2021-02-04
    MAD-Designed Wormhole Library Tops Out

    The project is scheduled to be completed and operational in the Spring of 2021.

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  • 2021-01-07
    MAD Unveils 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.

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  • 2020-12-24
    MAD Architects Wishes You Happy Holidays!
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  • 2020-12-15
    MAD-Designed ‘Yabuli Entrepreneurs’ Congress Center’ Nears Completion, Hosts Debut Summit

    Yabuli Entrepreneurs’ Congress Center, designed by MAD Architects, is nearing completion. Nestled in the snow-covered mountains of Northeastern China, the project was commissioned by the Yabuli China Entrepreneurs Forum (Yabuli CEF), one of China’s most influential business organizations. November 18th to 20th saw the venue’s opening ceremony and its first event, the Yabuli CEF’s 20th annual conference, attended by over 600 entrepreneurs.

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