MAD launched the English version of Shanshui City (Lars Müller Publishers) on October 13th at the Architecture & Design Museum, Los Angeles.

On 9/28, Yale Center Beijing invites Robert A.M. Stern, dean of the Yale School of Architecture and Ma Yansong participate Leaders Forum.

Lucas Museum of Narrative Art released the latest building design by architect Ma Yansong of MAD Architects. Architect Ma Yansong envisions a spatial experience that responds to the lake, the cityscape and the sky. The path of visitor travel, the extraordinary shape of the building and its materials will inspire stories within the Museum.  

On Tuesday, September 15th, Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) hosted the “Distinguished Lecture Series” featuring Ma Yansong to a full house.

In “Shelter: Rethinking How We Live in Los Angeles,” an exhibition currently on view at the A+D Museum, MAD proposes Cloud Corridor as a future concept for residential design in Los Angeles. Cloud Corridor embodies Ma Yansong’s “Shanshui City” philosophy for architecture to manifest the spiritual essence between people and nature.

Ma Yansong Revealed “Niku Rug” – Design for Labradors in exhibition “Architectures for Dogs.”

MAD Architects announces the winners of “2015 MAD Travel Fellowship”. HU Jialin from Tongji University, YU Xiao from Tianjin University, LUO Zhaoyang from Harbin Institute of Technology, ZHENG Yuda from Southeast University and ZHANG Zhiyang from Tsinghua University are selected as winners this year.

Ma Yansong gave a talk in the CCTV program “We World” on Jul.17th.

MAD Architects reveals 8600 Wilshire, a residential project located in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles. 8600 Wilshire is MAD’s first US project and demonstrates founder Ma Yansong’s core design philosophy: to coalesce nature and community into a living environment among high-density cities.

The 45th Los Angeles Architecture Awards, hosted by Los Angeles Business Council(LABC) recently released the list of winners. MAD’s latest released residence project, “8600 Wilshire” was awarded “Design Concept AWard”, and MAD’s another project Beijing Conrad Hotel was awarded “Beyond L.A. Award.”

Chaoyang Park Plaza had the topping ceremony on Jun.10th.

Clover house, MAD’s first project in Japan, had its ground-breaking ceremony in Okazaki, Aichi on May 13th.

Ma Yansong attended the opening of “House Vision Taiwan” today, shared his thoughts on “innovation and cross-over collaboration” and his vision for future living model. He also addressed the speech “Shanshui City” in the opening.

On Apr.30th, Ma Yansong attended the “Second Annual West Coast Innovation Conference” held by Architectural Record, and gave a opening speech about MAD’s architecture practice to over 300 audiences.

Ma Yansong and MAD Architects were invited by LIFE Magazine to design “Wonderland,” a flexible reading space located at PAGE ONE Beijing Sanlitun bookstore. The completed design was unveiled on April 23rd, in honor of World Book Day 2015.

Led by Ma Yansong, MAD Architects won a competition to lead the rebuilding for 71 Via Boncompagni in the heart of Rome in early 2010. After four years of design development and hearings, the project was recently approved by the Rome Planning, Programming and Implementation Department, and Rome City Council. The project now enters the implementation phase, and will become MAD’s first realized project in Europe.

MAD Architects wishes you a happy Chinese new year. 2015 Year of Sheep!

On Nov.20th, 2014, MAD Architects held its “2014 Travel Fellowship Presentation” in its Beijing office. The five finalists shared their stories of “architecture in travel” to over 60 audiences.

MAD releases the design concept of Lucas Museum of Narrative Art. The architectural concept explores the relationship between nature and the urban environment.

In his new book,“Shanshui City”, Ma Yansong talks about the origin and practice of his design philosophy, and his vision for the future of Chinese cities. The launch exhibition was held in Beijing Ullens Center for Contemporary Art (UCCA) from Sep.27th to Oct.7th.

Ordos Museum designed by MAD architects is announced the winner of the WAN Metal in Architecture Award 2014. Influenced by Buckminster Fuller’s geodesic domes, the Ordos Museum shields the interior from the physical extremities of the north while also protecting its cultural exhibits from the unknowable growth of the outside city.

Coinciding with the 10th anniversary of MAD Architects’ founding, Ma Yansong’s latest book, “Shanshui City” will receive an international release this October. An accompanying exhibition will be held at the Ullens Center for Contemporary Art (UCCA) from September 27th to October 7th, during Beijing Design Week.

On Aug.5th, 2014, Ma Yansong shared his vision of “Shanshui City” to students and faculty members at the University of Melbourne. An exhibition is also held in the Wunderlich Gallery at the university from Jul.30th to Aug.15th showcasing some of MAD’s most influential projects, including the Ordos Museum and Nanjing Zendai Himalayas Center.

Following a global search, the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art (LMNA) announced that Beijing-based MAD Architects has been selected as the principal designer for the LMNA site. MAD will work with architects from VOA Associates and Studio Gang to accomplish the vision for the museum.

The time has come again for this year’s MAD Travel Fellowship recipients to be announced. MAD founding principal Ma Yansong started the fellowship in 2009 to foster China’s architecture students in their growth to become the next generation of international architects.