MAD Architects (sometimes referred to as MAD or MAD Studio) is an architectural design firm based in

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, with offices in

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, and

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. MAD Architects is currently led by

Ma Yansong Ma Yansong (; born in 1975 in Beijing) is a Chinese architect and founder of MAD architects. He serves as adjunct professor at School of Architecture, Tsinghua University, and the visiting professor at Beijing University of Civil Engineering a ...

, Dang Qun and Yosuke Hayano.

Cultural projects

Lucas Museum of Narrative Art The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art is a museum founded by filmmaker George Lucas and his wife, businesswoman Mellody Hobson. Once completed, the museum will hold all forms of visual storytelling, including painting, photography, sculpture, illust ...

, On-going - Los Angeles, California, USA * Pingtan Art Museum - Pingtan, China *

Harbin Grand Theatre The Harbin Grand Theatre or Harbin Opera House () is a multi-venue performing arts centre in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China. Measuring 850,349 square-foot, the theatre is designed by well-known Chinese architect agency MAD led by Ma Yanso ...

, 2015 –

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* China Wood Sculpture Museum, 2012 – Harbin, China * Ordos Museum, 2011 –

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* ''National Art Museum of China'' - Beijing, China * Hutong Bubble, 2009 – Beijing, China * Wormhole library, 2021 –

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, China

Residential/Hospitality projects

* 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 –

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* Baiziwan Social Housing, 2017 - Beijing, China * Conrad Hotel, 2013 – Beijing, China * Absolute Towers, 2012 –

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* 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 –

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* Chaoyang Park Plaza, 2017 – Beijing, China * Nanjing Zendai Himalayas Center, Under construction –

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* Sino-Steel International Plaza & MGM Mirage, 2018 - Tianjin, China

Educational projects

* Clover House, 2016 - Aichi, Japan

Exhibitions

* 2016 "Invisible Border", Milan Design Week,

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* 2015 "MADe in China", Danish Architecture Center, Solo Exhibition, Copenhagen, Denmark * 2015 "Architectures for Dogs", Shanghai Himalayas Museum,

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* 2015 Shenzhen & Hong Kong Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism Architecture,

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* 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 Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constituent ...

* 2014 “Silhouette Shanshui”, “Across Chinese Cities - Beijing”, 14th Venice Architecture Exhibition

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* 2013 Shanshui City Exhibition, Solo Exhibition Beijing, China * 2012 Between the Modernity and Tradition, Solo Exhibition, ICO Museum

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* 2011 Verso Est: Chinese Architectural Landscape, MAXXI, Rome, Italy

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* 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

External links

* {{Authority control Architecture firms of China Companies established in 2004 Privately held companies of China