MAD Studio
Global Architecture firm
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | MAD Architects |
| logo | [[File:MAD Blk Logo.png |
| type | Architecture & Design Practice |
| key_people | {{ubl |
| industry | Architecture, interior design, product design, furniture, planning, art installation |
| location_city | Beijing, Los Angeles, & Rome |
| foundation | 2004 |
| founder | Ma Yansong |
| homepage | |
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| name = MAD Architects | logo = [[File:MAD Blk Logo.png|250px]] | type = Architecture & Design Practice | key_people = {{ubl | Ma Yansong (Founder and Principal Partner) | Dang Qun (Principal Partner), Yosuke Hayano (Principal Partner), Dixon Lu, Andrea D'Antrassi, Flora Lee, Tiffany Dahlen, Xu Chen, Fu Changrui, Kin Li, Liu Huiying | industry = Architecture, interior design, product design, furniture, planning, art installation | num_employees = | location_city = Beijing, Los Angeles, & Rome | foundation = 2004 | founder = Ma Yansong | homepage =
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, USA
- Jiaxing railway station – Jiaxing, China
- Harbin Opera House, 2015 – Harbin, China
- Tunnel of Light – Tokamachi, Japan
- Shenzhen Bay Culture Park - Shenzhen, China
- Pingtan Art Museum - Pingtan, China
- Harbin Grand Theatre, Harbin, China
- China Wood Sculpture Museum, 2012 – Harbin, China
- Ordos Museum, 2011 – Ordos, China
- National Art Museum of China - Beijing, China
- Hutong Bubble, 2009 – Beijing, China
- Wormhole library, 2021 – Hainan
Residential/Hospitality projects
- One River North (ongoing) – Denver, Colorado, USA
- Gardenhouse, 2020 – Beverly Hills, California, USA
- Huangshan Mountain Village, 2017 – Huangshan, China
- 71 Via Boncompagni, 2019 – Rome, Italy
- Sanya Phoenix Island, 2018 – Sanya, China
- UNIC (Parc Clichy-Batignolles), 2019 – Paris, France
- Baiziwan Social Housing, 2017 – Beijing, China
- Conrad Hotel, 2013 – Beijing, China
- Absolute Towers, 2012 – Mississauga, Canada
- 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, China
- Chaoyang Park Plaza, 2017 – Beijing, China
- Nanjing Zendai Himalayas Center, Under construction – Nanjing, China
- Sino-Steel International Plaza & MGM Mirage, 2018 - Tianjin, China
Educational projects
- Clover House, 2016 - Aichi, Japan
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, China
- 2015 Shenzhen & Hong Kong Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism Architecture, Shenzhen, China
- 2014 Shanshui City Exhibition, Solo Exhibition, Beijing, China
- 2014 “The Changing Skyline” - Beijing Design Week, Beijing, China
- 2014 “Future Cities -- High Mountain, Flowing Water” China Shan-Shui City Design Exhibition Berlin, Germany
- 2014 “Silhouette Shanshui”, “Across Chinese Cities - Beijing”, 14th Venice Architecture Exhibition Venice, Italy
- 2013 Shanshui City Exhibition, Solo Exhibition Beijing, China
- 2012 Between the Modernity and Tradition, Solo Exhibition, ICO Museum Madrid, Spain
- 2011 Verso Est: Chinese Architectural Landscape, MAXXI, Rome, Italy Rome, Italy
- 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
References
- "Los Angeles approves long-awaited George Lucas art museum".
- "Move over, Sydney: The new Harbin Opera House is a force of nature".
- [http://www.i-mad.com/work/harbin-cultural-center/?cid=4 Harbin Opera House MAD Page]
- Angelopoulou, Sofia Lekka. (August 6, 2018). "MAD's architectural installations transform historical tunnel for the Echigo-Tsumari Triennale".
- (23 July 2013). "Pingtan Art Museum / MAD".
- "Move over, Sydney: The new Harbin Opera House is a force of nature".
- (11 April 2013). "China Wood Sculpture Museum / MAD Architects".
- Bojovic, Marija. (28 January 2013). "New Ordos Museum by MAD Architects". www.evolo.us/.
- (29 September 2012). "MAD architects: National art museum of china, beijing".
- McGetrick, Brendan. (16 December 2009). "Ma Yansong's Hutong Bubble". www.iconeye.com/.
- Howarth, Dan. (November 11, 2021). "MAD Architects reveals Denver tower with 10-storey "landscaped rift"".
- (July 2016). "Planned Wilshire complex reimagines the suburban yard - Los Angeles Times".
- "Topographic towers: The Chinese mountain village that blends into the landscape".
- (11 December 2014). "MAD architects transforms urban block in rome with green residences".
- Mafi, Nick. (8 June 2016). "MAD Architects Reveals Its First European Project and Paris's Newest Residential Building". www.architecturaldigest.com/.
- Allen, Matthew. (November 2012). "An Empathetic Twist – Absolute Towers". Domus.
- Lynch, Patrick. (10 August 2016). "MAD Architects Design Veiled Xinhee Design Center in Xiamen". www.archdaily.com//.
- (12 August 2016). "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/.
- (11 May 2017). "MAD's mountain-shaped tower complex nears completion in Beijing".
- Griffiths, Alyn. (5 June 2014). "MAD Presents Nanjing Masterplan at Mountain-like Venice Installation". www.dezeen.com/.
- (4 June 2014). "MAD presents nanjing zendai himalayas center at venice biennale".
- (23 August 2016). "MAD architects remodels japanese residence to form clover house kindergarten".
- Megson, Kim. (13 April 2016). "MAD unveil sculptural 'Invisible Border' installation at 2016 Milan Design Week". attractionsmanagement.com.
- (14 October 2015). "2015 Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture". www.archdaily.com/.
- (12 June 2013). "'Shanshui City' Book Launch and Exhibition / Ma Yansong of MAD Architects". www.archdaily.com/.
- Wang, Sue. (25 September 2014). "Beijing Design Week 2014 kicks off on September 26". en.cafa.com.cn/.
- (11 June 2013). "Shanshui City exhibition by Ma Yansong". dezeen.com}} {{dead link.
- (5 June 2014). "MAD presents Nanjing masterplan at mountain-like Venice installation". www.dezeen.com.
- Wang, Sue. (13 June 2013). "Ma Yansong's "Landscape and City/Shanshui City" Exhibition Freshly Debuts in Beijing Hutong". www.en.cafa.com.
- Navarro, Perdo. (26 December 2012). "Between Modernity (Global) and Tradition (Local)", by Ma Yansong". www.metalocus.es/.
- Zhenning, Sang. (21 September 2011). "verso est: contemporary chinese architecture at the MAXXI museum". www.designboom.es/.
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