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News • News • 12 Aug 2024
Ma Yansong/MAD Architects unveil an update on the new Shenzhen Headquarters of Tecent
Ma Yansong/MAD Architects has unveiled an update on the new Shenzhen Headquarters of Tecent, a global leader in internet and technology services.
The campus development for the new headquarters includes five parcels over 80 hectares east of Da Chan Bay Island in Qianhai, Bao'an District, Shenzhen. Lot 04, designed by Ma Yansong/MAD Architects, totals 412,000 square meters in gross floor area and features two biomorphic office towers interconnected with a raindrop-shaped building.
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MAD's Lot 04 East design responds to Tecent's goals of creating a low-carbon, human-centred technology park. The company strives to meet the highest standards of ecological responsibility and accessibility in li... More
News • News • 3 Apr 2024
Key projects by MAD Architects
Founded in 2004 by Ma Yansong, MAD Architects has quickly become one of the world's most notable and inventive design firms. MAD works in forward-looking environments developing futuristic architecture based on a contemporary interpretation of the eastern spirit of nature.
MAD's projects - from residential complexes to offices and cultural centers - desire to protect a sense of community and orientation toward nature, offering people the freedom to develop their own experiences. The firm is based in Beijing with satellite offices in Los Angeles, New York City and Rome.
With its cutting-edge concepts, reimagining the limit of design, the firm has secured the top place in Archello's 100 best architecture firms in the world.
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News • News • 18 Jan 2024
MAD Architects present a compelling vision for the Nanhai Art Center
Scheduled to begin construction in 2024, Nanhai Art Center by MAD Architects present a compelling vision for a Grand Theatre, Museum, and Sports Centre that bridges the cities of Guangzhou and Foshan.
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Beneath a series of floating canopies on the waterfront, the architects explain that the three main programs together and their surrounding public spaces sit in harming with the natural surroundings and are infused with elements that capture the humble spirit of Southern Guangdong alongside Nanhai's traditional culture. "The local culture of Southern Guangdong is always about the gathering of people. To keep the same lifestyle, it has to be contributed by the contemporary cultural venues. The design of the Nanhai... More
News • News • 20 Apr 2023
Momentum by MAD Architects takes centre stage at Milan Design Week 2023
In the main atelier of Milan Design Week 2023, MAD Architects, in collaboration with Interni, Axa Immobilaire, and Alts, have revealed their installation entitled "Momentum."
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The 8-meter by 12.5-meter iron cube structure sits evocatively at an angle of 45 degrees from its base. The architects, led by Ma Yansong, explain the simple nature of the cube is used as a carrier to undertake different forms of art expression. The cube consequently presents itself as a continuously changing art form in its own right.
In the daytime, the ETFE polymer skin of the cube reflects the surrounding environment of the courtyard of Statale University. At night, the installation transforms into something transparent and ether... More
Project • By MAD Architects • Cultural Centres
Harbin Opera House
MAD Architects unveils the completed Harbin Opera House, located in the Northern Chinese city of Harbin. In 2010, MAD won the international open competition for Harbin Cultural Island, a master plan for an opera house, a cultural center, and the surrounding wetland landscape along Harbin’s Songhua River. The sinuous opera house is the focal point of the Cultural Island, occupying a building area of approximately 850,000 square feet of the site’s 444 acres total area. It features a grand theater that can host over 1,600 patrons and a smaller theater to accommodate an intimate audience of 400.
Embedded within Harbin’s wetlands, the Harbin Opera House was designed in response to the force and spirit of the northern city’s untamed wilderness... More