When I speak to Ma Yansong – the architect behind George Lucas' upcoming Museum of Narrative Art in LA – it is the eve of Lunar New Year, and he's in a reflective mood. 'Am I looking forward to the ...
Dezeen promotion: Beijing architecture studio MAD is calling for students to apply for its travel fellowships, allowing them to research architecture in countries all around the world. MAD founder Ma ...
Founder of MAD Architects, Ma Yansong is the man behind architectural fantasies like the Harbin Opera House and the Fake Hills apartment complex in China – buildings whose sensual, sculptural and ...
In this video interview filmed at the RIBA International Conference, Chinese architect Ma Yansong of MAD spells out why he believes architects should be proposing visionary ideas for the future, ...
Imagine some otherworldly being extending its arms and sweeping together an urban neighborhood’s low-slung homes and tidy landscaping into a compact, block-size hill. An irregular row of rooflines ...
Ma Yansong is bringing his brand of “MAD” architecture design to the US from his native China. He talks about how he is applying his “Shanshui City” philosophy to the new George Lucas Museum and a ...
In our second and final installment on Beijing-born architect Ma Yansong, we present his views on building icons in China, five of his key designs in the country and his latest book that launches this ...
It may be called the Cloudscape of Haikou, but let your imagination dive into the waters around it and the new library in Hainan’s capital could be a creature in repose from 20,000 leagues under the ...