MAD Architects (sometimes referred to as MAD) is a design practice led by founder Ma Yansong, and partners Dang Qun, and Yosuke Hayano.
Significant Projects
- Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, On-going – Los Angeles, California, USA1
- Jiaxing railway station – Jiaxing, China
- Harbin Opera House, 2015 – Harbin, China23
- Tunnel of Light – Echigo, Japan4
- Shenzhen Bay Culture Park - Shenzhen, China
- Pingtan Art Museum - Pingtan, China5
- Harbin Grand Theatre, Harbin, China6
- China Wood Sculpture Museum, 2012 – Harbin, China7
- Ordos Museum, 2011 – Ordos, China8
- National Art Museum of China - Beijing, China9
- Hutong Bubble, 2009 – Beijing, China10
- Wormhole library, 2021 – Hainan
Residential/Hospitality projects
- One River North (ongoing) – Denver, Colorado, USA11
- Gardenhouse, 2020 – Beverly Hills, California, USA12
- Huangshan Mountain Village, 2017 – Huangshan, China13
- 71 Via Boncompagni, 2019 – Rome, Italy14
- Sanya Phoenix Island, 2018 – Sanya, China
- UNIC (Parc Clichy-Batignolles), 2019 – Paris, France15
- Baiziwan Social Housing, 2017 – Beijing, China
- Conrad Hotel, 2013 – Beijing, China
- Absolute Towers, 2012 – Mississauga, Canada16
- Sheraton Huzhou Hot Spring Resort, 2012 – Huzhou, China
- Fake Hills, 2015 – Beihei, China
- Soho Shanghai – Shanghai, China
- Urban Forest, 2009 – Chongqing, China
- Taichung Convention Center – Tai Chung, Taiwan
- Hongluo Clubhouse – Beijing, China
Commercial/Office projects
- Xinhee Research & Design Center, 2018 – Xiamen, China1718
- Chaoyang Park Plaza, 2017 – Beijing, China1920
- Nanjing Zendai Himalayas Center, Under construction – Nanjing, China21
- Sino-Steel International Plaza & MGM Mirage, 2018 - Tianjin, China22
Educational projects
- Clover House, 2016 - Aichi, Japan23
Exhibitions
- 2016 "Invisible Border", Milan Design Week, Milan, Italy
- 2015 "MADe in China", Danish Architecture Center, Solo Exhibition, Copenhagen, Denmark
- 2015 "Architectures for Dogs", Shanghai Himalayas Museum, Shanghai, China24
- 2015 Shenzhen & Hong Kong Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism Architecture, Shenzhen, China25
- 2014 Shanshui City Exhibition, Solo Exhibition, Beijing, China 26
- 2014 “The Changing Skyline” - Beijing Design Week, Beijing, China 27
- 2014 “Future Cities -- High Mountain, Flowing Water” China Shan-Shui City Design Exhibition Berlin, Germany28
- 2014 “Silhouette Shanshui”, “Across Chinese Cities - Beijing”, 14th Venice Architecture Exhibition Venice, Italy29
- 2013 Shanshui City Exhibition, Solo Exhibition Beijing, China 30
- 2012 Between the Modernity and Tradition, Solo Exhibition, ICO Museum Madrid, Spain31
- 2011 Verso Est: Chinese Architectural Landscape, MAXXI, Rome, Italy Rome, Italy32
- 2010 "Feelings Are Facts", Ullens Center for Contemporary Art (UCCA), Exhibition with Olafur Eliasson, Beijing, China
Art/Installation projects
- Super Star: A Mobile China Town, 2006-2018 - 11th Venice Architecture Biennale
- Rebuilt WTC - New York, USA
- Ink Ice, 2006 - Beijing, China
- Fish Tank, 2004
References
"Los Angeles approves long-awaited George Lucas art museum". CNN. http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/28/architecture/george-lucas-museum/index.html ↩
"Move over, Sydney: The new Harbin Opera House is a force of nature". CNN. http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/13/architecture/harbin-opera-house/index.html ↩
Harbin Opera House MAD Page http://www.i-mad.com/work/harbin-cultural-center/?cid=4 ↩
Angelopoulou, Sofia Lekka (6 August 2018). "MAD's architectural installations transform historical tunnel for the Echigo-Tsumari Triennale". Designboom. https://www.designboom.com/architecture/mad-architectural-installations-historical-tunnel-of-light-echigo-tsumari-triennale-japan-08-06-2018/ ↩
"Pingtan Art Museum / MAD". 23 July 2013. http://www.archdaily.com/405687/pingtan-art-museum-mad ↩
"Move over, Sydney: The new Harbin Opera House is a force of nature". CNN. http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/13/architecture/harbin-opera-house/index.html ↩
"China Wood Sculpture Museum / MAD Architects". 11 April 2013. http://www.archdaily.com/358346/china-wood-sculpture-museum-mad-architects ↩
Bojovic, Marija (28 January 2013). "New Ordos Museum by MAD Architects". www.evolo.us/. http://www.evolo.us/architecture/new-ordos-museum-by-mad-architects ↩
"MAD architects: National art museum of china, beijing". 29 September 2012. http://www.designboom.com/architecture/mad-architects-national-art-museum-of-china-beijing/ ↩
McGetrick, Brendan (16 December 2009). "Ma Yansong's Hutong Bubble". www.iconeye.com/. http://www.iconeye.com/architecture/features/item/4224-ma-yansong-s-hutong-bubble ↩
Howarth, Dan (11 November 2021). "MAD Architects reveals Denver tower with 10-storey "landscaped rift"". Dezeen. https://www.dezeen.com/2021/11/11/mad-architects-one-river-north-tower-denver-landscaped-rift/ ↩
"Planned Wilshire complex reimagines the suburban yard - Los Angeles Times". Los Angeles Times. July 2016. http://www.latimes.com/business/realestate/hot-property/la-fi-hp-beverly-hills-development-20160702-snap-story.html ↩
"Topographic towers: The Chinese mountain village that blends into the landscape". Wired UK. https://www.wired.co.uk/article/mad-architects-made-a-building-that-blends-in-with-nature ↩
"MAD architects transforms urban block in rome with green residences". 11 December 2014. http://www.designboom.com/architecture/mad-architects-71-via-boncompagni-rome-12-11-2014/ ↩
Mafi, Nick (8 June 2016). "MAD Architects Reveals Its First European Project and Paris's Newest Residential Building". www.architecturaldigest.com/. http://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/mad-architects-reveals-first-european-project-paris-newest-residential-building ↩
Allen, Matthew (November 2012). "An Empathetic Twist – Absolute Towers". Domus. https://www.academia.edu/2496639 ↩
Lynch, Patrick (10 August 2016). "MAD Architects Design Veiled Xinhee Design Center in Xiamen". www.archdaily.com//. http://www.archdaily.com/792988/mad-architects-design-veiled-xinhee-design-center-in-xiamen ↩
"Solar-powered Xinhee Design Center is inspired by human skin and bones". 12 August 2016. http://inhabitat.com/solar-powered-xinhee-design-center-is-inspired-by-human-skin-and-bones/ ↩
Stevens, Philip (30 June 2015). "Chaoyang Park Plaza by MAD Architects Tops Out in Beijing". www.designboom.com/. http://www.designboom.com/architecture/mad-architects-chaoyang-park-plaza-china-06-30-2015/ ↩
"MAD's mountain-shaped tower complex nears completion in Beijing". 11 May 2017. https://www.dezeen.com/2017/05/12/mad-chaoyang-park-plaza-nears-completion-photography-edmon-leong-beijing-china/ ↩
Griffiths, Alyn (5 June 2014). "MAD Presents Nanjing Masterplan at Mountain-like Venice Installation". www.dezeen.com/. http://www.dezeen.com/2014/06/05/mad-nanjing-masterplan-installation-venice-architecture-biennale-2014/ ↩
"MAD presents nanjing zendai himalayas center at venice biennale". 4 June 2014. http://www.designboom.com/architecture/mad-architects-nanjing-zendai-himalayas-center-venice-biennale-06-05-2014/ ↩
"MAD architects remodels japanese residence to form clover house kindergarten". 23 August 2016. http://www.designboom.com/architecture/mad-architects-clover-house-kindergarten-house-okazaki-aichi-japan-08-23-2016/ ↩
Megson, Kim (13 April 2016). "MAD unveil sculptural 'Invisible Border' installation at 2016 Milan Design Week". attractionsmanagement.com. http://architecturefordogs.com/exhibition/shanghai-himalayas-museum/ ↩
"2015 Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture". www.archdaily.com/. 14 October 2015. http://www.archdaily.com/775489/2015-bi-city-biennale-of-urbanism-architecture/ ↩
"'Shanshui City' Book Launch and Exhibition / Ma Yansong of MAD Architects". www.archdaily.com/. 12 June 2013. http://www.archdaily.com/386012/shanshui-city-book-launch-and-exhibition-ma-yansong-of-mad-architects ↩
Wang, Sue (25 September 2014). "Beijing Design Week 2014 kicks off on September 26". en.cafa.com.cn/. http://en.cafa.com.cn/beijing-design-week-2014-kicks-off-on-september-26.html ↩
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"MAD presents Nanjing masterplan at mountain-like Venice installation". www.dezeen.com. 5 June 2014. http://www.dezeen.com/2014/06/05/mad-nanjing-masterplan-installation-venice-architecture-biennale-2014 ↩
Wang, Sue (13 June 2013). "Ma Yansong's "Landscape and City/Shanshui City" Exhibition Freshly Debuts in Beijing Hutong". www.en.cafa.com. http://en.cafa.com.cn/ma-yansongs-landscape-and-cityshanshui-city-exhibition-freshly-debuts-in-beijing-hutong.html ↩
Navarro, Perdo (26 December 2012). "Between Modernity (Global) and Tradition (Local)", by Ma Yansong". www.metalocus.es/. http://www.metalocus.es/en/news/between-modernity-global-and-tradition-local-ma-yansong ↩
Zhenning, Sang (21 September 2011). "verso est: contemporary chinese architecture at the MAXXI museum". www.designboom.es/. http://www.designboom.com/architecture/verso-est-contemporary-chinese-architecture-at-the-maxxi-museum/ ↩