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With One River North, MAD Architects Experiments with Biophilic Design in Denver

Denver

Leopoldo Villardi

October 2, 2024

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The apartment tower challenges conventional urban living with a planted sculptural ‘canyon,’ but faces hurdles before it can flourish.

‘Biophilia’ at the Denver Art Museum Explores the Intersection Between Design and the Natural World

David Hill

May 13, 2024

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On view through early August, the show spotlights nature-infused architectural works by Studio Gang, MAD Architects, and J. MAYER H. alongside design objects, fashion, and more.

MAD Architects Reanimates a Long-Abandoned Market in Southern China with a Colorful New Beacon

'Timeless Beacon' will be on view through summer 2024

Ilana Herzig

March 24, 2023

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With ‘Timeless Beacon,’ the Beijing-based firm hopes to attract new visitors to the once-flourishing Ming Dynasty–era trade port.

MAD Architects Creates a Volcano-Inspired Stadium in China

Clifford A. Pearson

August 1, 2022

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The firm embeds a stadium in an otherworldly landscape in China’s Zhejiang Province.

MAD Architects Creates a "Station in a Forest" for a City in the Yangtze River Delta

Jacob Dreyer

July 13, 2022

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In Jiaxing, Ma Yansong has designed a futuristic train station that is also a living tribute to Chinese Communist Party history.

Courtyard Kindergarten by MAD Architects

Beijing

Kara Mavros

February 11, 2020

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In Beijing, a kindergarten embraces an existing 18^th-century courtyard, providing children with a surprising space to play.

Lucas Museum of Narrative Art Breaks Ground in Los Angeles

Justin Chan

March 15, 2018

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The 290,000-square-foot museum designed by Ma Yansong will join several existing cultural institutions in Exposition Park.

Chaoyang Park Plaza by MAD Architects

Beijing

Alex Klimoski

January 11, 2018

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A 10-building complex in Beijing draws inspiration from traditional Chinese landscape paintings.

Huangshan Mountain Village by MAD Architects

Huangshan, China

Alex Klimoski

October 1, 2017

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A large-scale residential complex in a mountain region and UNESCO Heritage Site 250 miles southwest of Shanghai steers clear of the typical urban high-rise.

Harbin Opera House

The sensual lines of a performing-arts complex express a city's bold bid for attention.

Alexandra A. Seno

December 1, 2015

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From the bridge connecting bustling downtown Harbin to bucolic Sun Island, the new Harbin Opera House comes into view, with its impressive sloping forms that suggest the snow-capped mountains found in this northern Chinese region.

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