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Shenzhen Bay Culture Square

At MAD Architects’ Shenzhen Bay Culture Square, Enigmatic Forms Dot a Waterfront Landscape

Shenzhen, China
Catherine Shaw
July 6, 2026
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Hidden beneath the park's pale monumental stones is a warren of subterranean cultural spaces, including the Shenzhen Design Museum.
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Fenix Museum of Migration

A Pair of Helical Staircases Swirl Above MAD Architects’ Fenix Museum of Migration in Rotterdam

Rotterdam
Matthew Marani
Matthew Marani
July 3, 2025
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Melding new construction and adaptive reuse, the ‘Tornado’-topped project marks the first completed cultural commission in Europe by the Beijing-based firm.
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One River North

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

Denver
Leopoldo Villardi
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.
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‘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. 


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Taiping Market on the river

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.
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.
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Quzhou Stadium.

MAD Architects Creates a Volcano-Inspired Stadium in China

Cliff P
Clifford A. Pearson
August 1, 2022
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The firm embeds a stadium in an otherworldly landscape in China’s Zhejiang Province.
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Jiaxing Train Station.

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.
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Courtyard Kindergarten Beijing

Courtyard Kindergarten by MAD Architects

Beijing
Kara Mavros
February 11, 2020
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In Beijing, a kindergarten embraces an existing 18th-century courtyard, providing children with a surprising space to play.


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Lucas Museum

Lucas Museum of Narrative Art Breaks Ground in Los Angeles

Justin Chan
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.


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Chaoyang Park Plaza

Chaoyang Park Plaza by MAD Architects

Beijing
Alex Klimoski
Alex Klimoski
January 11, 2018
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A 10-building complex in Beijing draws inspiration from traditional Chinese landscape paintings.


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