MAD imagines sinuous black East 34th skyscraper to "soften" New York's skyline
MAD has envisioned a slender, dark skyscraper twisting up beside New York's Empire State Building as a contrast to the harshness of the city's supertall structures. More
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12 MAD architecture models showcase the studio's wildest buildings
These twelve architectural models show off 10 of the futuristic buildings created by Beijing-based architecture studio MAD, including a floating island and a mountain range. More
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White peaks of MAD's Nanjing Zendai Himalayas Centre revealed in new photos
MAD's city-sized complex of mountain-like towers with cascading white louvres, called the Nanjing Zendai Himalayas Centre, is nearing completion in eastern China.
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MAD to build huge blue spiral staircase in old Fenix warehouse in Rotterdam
MAD has revealed visuals of a "theatrical" spiral staircase set to create a panoramic viewing platform for a historic warehouse on Rotterdam's waterfront. More
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MAD unveils plans for kindergarten with red rooftop playground in Beijing
MAD architects has revealed its designs for Courtyard Kindergarten, which features a dynamic roof that surrounds a historic Chinese courtyard and acts as a playground for the children. More
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MAD breaks ground on "extraterrestrial" sports campus in China
Construction has begun on the Quzhou Sports Campus in China, with stadiums designed by MAD that will rise from a landscaped park like volcanoes. More
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10 architects imagine the Chinese home of the future for China House Vision exhibition
MAD, Penda and Open Architecture are among 10 Asian studios that have built futuristic concept homes in Beijing, including a living garden, a nomadic Martian pod and a modular home inspired by Beijing's hutongs. More
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MAD transforms Japanese mountain tunnel by adding mirrors, a spa and a lake
Architecture studio MAD has created five installations inside the Kiyotsu Gorge Tunnel, a mountain viewpoint in Japan's Niigata Prefecture, including a lake framed by mirrors and a foot bath in a wooden dome. More
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MAD reveals designs for Yabuli Conference Centre in Chinese mountains
Construction has begun on a sinuous conference centre designed by MAD for the mountainous region of Yabuli in northeast China. More
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MAD's Gardenhouse residences take shape in Beverly Hills
New photographs reveal that MAD's residential complex in California, designed to look like a village on top of a hill, has topped out. More
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MAD's museum for George Lucas breaks ground in Los Angeles
Fresh renderings of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art by Beijing studio MAD have been released to coincide with the project's groundbreaking in Los Angeles. More
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Iwan Baan photographs MAD's Chaoyang Park Plaza in the Beijing haze
These images taken by Dutch photographer Iwan Baan capture the mountainous forms of MAD's new Beijing skyscraper complex against a humid August sky. More
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New images released of MAD's design for hilltop village in Beverly Hills
These new renderings reveal more details of the plant-covered residential complex that Chinese architecture studio MAD is building in Beverly Hills. More
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MAD's Huangshan Mountain Village photographed by Hufton + Crow in the dawn light
Photographer Allan Crow battled treacherous terrain, high humidity and swarms of insects to capture these images of MAD's latest project – a group of topography-inspired housing blocks in China's Huangshan mountain range. More
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MAD's Huangshan Mountain Village mimics the topography of a rocky Chinese landscape
MAD has built a cluster of housing towers in China's Anhui province, which take their forms from the granite contours of the Huangshan mountain range. More
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MAD creates inflatable pavilion shaped like a rabbit's head
For this year's Beijing Design Week, architecture studio MAD has created an inflatable pavilion with two big floppy ears. More
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New images capture MAD's rock-shaped Chaoyang Park Plaza
This new set of images by photographer Khoo Guo Jie captures the mountain-inspired details of Chinese firm MAD's Chaoyang Park Plaza as it nears completion in Beijing. More
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Chinese cities are still copying architecture from other countries, says Ma Yansong
MAD co-founder Ma Yansong says that Chinese cities should draw more from the country's traditional architecture, rather than aping the style of western buildings, in the second part of our exclusive video interview. More
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Ma Yansong: "Architects need to talk about what the future is"
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, rather than cozying up to developers. More
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MAD unveils "extraterrestrial" campus for electric car brand Faraday Future
Chinese architecture studio MAD has designed a sci-fi-influenced headquarters for Faraday Future, a new car company focussed on electric vehicles, in Northern California. More
