The ZGC Forum is an international conference focused on innovation and technology held annually in the Zhongguancun area of Beijing's Haidian District. This area, blends nature and history with modernity and technological advancements. It's near historical landmarks like Yuquan Mountain, the Summer Palace, and Yuanmingyuan Garden, alongside prestig...
Project name
ZGC International Innovation Center
Architecture firm
MAD Architects
Photography
Arch Exist, CreatAR Images, Zhu Yumeng, ChillShine
Principal architect
Ma Yansong, Dang Qun, Yosuke Hayano
Design team
Zhou Rui, Zhuang Fan, Hu Jing-Chang, Liu Yiqing, Xue Yawen, Yang Xuebing, Edgar Navarrete, Zheng Chengwen, Wang Shuobin, Wu Qiaoling, Alan Rodriguez Carrillo
Collaborators
Associate Partners in Charge: Fu Changrui, Kin Li - Executive Architect: Beijing Institute of Architectural Design Co., Ltd. The First Architectural Design Institute - Curtain Wall Consultant: Inhabit (Beijing) Ltd. - Floodlighting Consultant: TORYO International Lighting Design (Beijing) Center Co., Ltd. - Signage Consultant: To Three Design - Acoustic and Video Consultant: Radio, Film and Television Design and Research Institute Co., Ltd.
Built area
64,998 m² (Above ground: 20,000 m², Underground: 44,998 m²)
Interior design
MAD Architects, Beijing BIAD Decoration Engineering& Design Co., Ltd.
Landscape
MAD Architects, Guangzhou S.P.I Design Co., Ltd.
Lighting
Beijing TaiFu GuangDa Lighting Design Inc.
Client
Zhongjie (Beijing) Development and Construction Co., Ltd.
Typology
Office Building › Conference Center
The Hainan Science Museum, designed by Ma Yansong / MAD Architects, is steadily advancing through its construction phases. The project, which began its design phase in 2020, broke ground in November 2021 and reached the completion of its main structure in June 2023.
Project name
Hainan Science Museum
Architecture firm
MAD Architects
Photography
China Construction Eighth Engineering Division Corp., Ltd
Principal architect
Ma Yansong, Dang Qun, Yosuke Hayano
Design team
Wang Yiding, Dayie Wu, Yin Jianfeng, Sun Feifei, Reem Mosleh, Pan Siyi, Alan Rodríguez Carrillo, Anri Gyuloyan, Chen Yi Wen, Rozita Kashirtseva, Wu Qiaoling, Zheng Chengwen, Feng Yingying, Zhu Yuhao, Edgar Navarrete, Yang Xuebing
Collaborators
Associate Partners: Fu Changrui, Kin Li, Tiffany Dahlen. Signage Consultant: CCDI. Exhibition Project Management: Haikou Construction Engineering Group Co., Ltd. Executive Architect: CCDI. Facade Consultant: RFR Shanghai Consultant: Tongji Architectural Design (Group) Co., Ltd.
Interior design
MAD Architects, CCDI
Built area
Building Area: 46,528 m²; Above Ground: 27,782 m²; Underground: 18,746 m²
Lighting
Ning Field Lighting Design Corp., Ltd.
Construction
China Construction Eighth Engineering Division Corp., Ltd
Client
Haikou Association for Science and Technology
Status
Under Construction
Typology
Cultural › Museum
Located in the northern part of the CBD's Central Park, the Cloud 9 Sports Center designed by Ma Yansong/MAD Architects, spans approximately 6,000 square meters, featuring an athletic complex with facilities including a gym, indoor and outdoor tennis courts, and commercial spaces.
Project name
Cloud 9 Sports Center
Architecture firm
MAD Architectural Affairs Institute
Location
Shijiazhuang, China
Principal architect
Ma Yansong, Dang Qun, Yosuke Hayano
Design team
Guo Xuan, Pan Siyi, Miao Fangyi, Lai Hanzhang, Deng Wei, Qiao Xuantong, Faye Wong, Wang Lei, Li Cunhao
Built area
Area: About 6,000 m²; Construction Area: 5,217 m²; Above-Ground Construction Area: 2,299 m²; Underground Construction Area: 2,918 m²
Collaborators
Associate Partner: Li Jian. Grade A Design Institute: Northern Engineering Design Institute Co., Ltd. Interior Design: MAD Architectural Office, Hong Kong Yihui Commercial Design Co., Ltd. Landscape Consultant: SWA Group. Curtain Wall Consultant: Yinghaite Engineering Consulting (Beijing) Co., Ltd. Lighting Consultant: Beijing Ningzhijing Lighting Design Co., Ltd.
Client
Shijiazhuang Central Business District Development Co., Ltd.
Status
Under Construction
MAD Architects has completed Jiaxing Train Station, the firm’s first transportation infrastructure reconstruction and expansion project. Located at the center of Jiaxing, a historic city 100 kilometers southwest of Shanghai, the project replaces a dysfunctional train station that had stood at the site between 1995 and 2019.
Project name
Jiaxing Train Station
Architecture firm
MAD Architects
Photography
CreatAR Images
Principal architect
Ma Yansong, Dang Qun, Yosuke Hayano
Design team
Yao Ran, Yu Lin, Cao Chen, Chen Nianhai, Cheng Xiangju, Reinier Simons, Fu Xiaoyi, Chen Wei, He Shunpeng, Li Zhengdong, Cao Xi, Zhang Kai, Li Xinyun, Kaushik Raghuraman, Deng Wei, Huang Zhiyu, Huai Wei, Sun Mingze, Dayie Wu, Hou Jinghui, Yin Jianfeng, Claudia Hertrich, Liu Zifan, Xie Qilin, Alan Rodríguez Carrillo, Qiang Siyang,
Collaborators
Associate Partners in Charge: Liu Huiying, Tiffany Dalhen; Executive Architects: Tongji Architectural Design (Group) Co., Ltd., China Railway Siyuan Survey and Design Group Co., Ltd.; Heritage Consultant: Shanghai Shuishi Architectural Design & Planning Corp.,Ltd.; Signage Consultant: NDC CHINA, Inc.; Façade Consultant: RFR Shanghai.
Built area
around 330,000 m²
Interior design
Shanghai Xian Dai Architectural Decoration & Landscape Design Research Institute Co., Ltd.
Landscape
Z’scape Landscape Planning and Design
Structural engineer
LERA Consulting Structural Engineers
Lighting
Beijing Sign Lighting Industry Group
Construction
China Railway Construction Engineering Group, China Tiesiju Civil Engineering Group, China Construction Eighth Engineering Division Co., Ltd.
Client
Jiaxing Modern Service Industry Development & Investment (Group) Co., Ltd.
Typology
Train Station › Urban Renewal, Urban Planning, Transportation Infrastructure, Mixed-Use
MAD Architects unveiled the design for the Nanhai Art Center in Foshan City, Guangdong, which covers a total site area of 59,445 square meters and includes three major functions: the Grand Theatre, the Museum, and the Sports Center.
Project name
Nanhai Art Center
Principal architect
Principal Partners in Charge: Ma Yansong, Dang Qun, Yosuke Hayano. Associate Partners in Charge: Kin Li, Liu Huiying.
Design team
Li Cunhao, Zhang Ying, Yoshio Fukumori, Rozita Kashirtseva, Hao Ming, Orion Campos, Zhang Lipei, Gao Chang, Zeng Tianxing, Li Yuchen, Ma Ran, Hemant Jindal, Jiang Yunyao, Zhou Rui, Ma Yiran, Zhang Tong, Peng Wanjing
Built area
Approx. 121,275 m²
Site area
Approx. 59,455 m²
Collaborators
Contractor: Foshan Nanhai Liyayuan Real Estate Development Limited Company. Executive Architects: Tongji Architectural Design (Group) Co., Ltd. Landscape Consultant: Earthasia (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. Lighting Consultant: Ning Field Lighting Design Corp., Ltd. Stage Craft Consultant: China Institute of Arts Science & Technology
Client
Foshan Nanhai Youwei Baiyue Culture Co.
Typology
Cultural Architecture › Art Center, Theater, Museum, Sports Center, Commercial
The exhibition “Ma Yansong: Landscapes in Motion” was recently inaugurated at the Shenzhen Museum of Contemporary Art and Urban Planning (MoCAUP) in China. The exhibition provides a retrospective of MAD’s research and practices through 52 projects spanning almost two decades across an expansive space of more than 3,000 square meters.
Title
Ma Yansong: Landscapes in Motion
Category
Architecture & Design
Eligibility
Open to public
Organizer
Shenzhen Museum of Contemporary Art and Urban Planning
Date
29 September - 17 December 2023
Venue
Shenzhen Museum of Contemporary Art and Urban Planning, Ground Exhibition Hall, A1&B1 Exhibition Hall
The object of the renovation is the "Wanmicang" warehouse on the southside of the Shanghai Zhangjiang Cement Factory. MAD's renovation envisions a three-dimensional hierarchy of time and physical dimensions through the juxtaposition of old and new structures. Like a rising ark, the transformed building will bring new life to the decaying industrial...
Project name
The Ark | Shanghai Cement Factory Warehouse Renovation
Architecture firm
MAD Architects
Principal architect
Ma Yansong, Dang Qun, Yosuke Hayano
Design team
Zheng Chengwen, Zhang Tong, Zhou Rui, Shiko Foo
Interior design
MAD Architects
Collaborators
Associate Partner in Charge: Fu Changrui; Executive Architects: Tongji Architectural Design (Group) Co., Ltd.; Façade Consultant: Shanghai CIMA Engineering Consulting Co. Ltd.
Built area
15,312 m²; Building height: 24 metres
Structural engineer
Archi-Neering-Design/AND Office
Landscape
Design Land Collaborative Ltd.
Lighting
TS Shanghai Tunsten Lighting Design Co., Ltd.
Client
Shanghai Quan Cheng Development & Construction Co., Ltd.
Typology
Factory › Industrial, Renovation
MAD Architects, led by Ma Yansong has unveiled the design of Anji Culture and Art Center. Located in the Zhejiang Province in southeast China, near Shanghai, Anji is the only county to win the "United Nations Habitat Award" and has been praised as “bamboo” and “white tea” town of China.
Project name
Anji Culture and Art Center
Architecture firm
MAD Architects
Principal architect
Ma Yansong, Dang Qun, Yosuke Hayano
Design team
Sun Shouquan, Dong Xue, Li Guangchong, Zhang Xiaomei, Wang Xianbo, Xi Kaiyu, Chen Bohan, Zhao Lilu, Deng Wei, Lin Yijun, Liu Yiqing, Qiao Xuantong, Hao Yue, Zou Dengyu, Jose Maria Urbiola, Wang Zhuyun, Shang Li, Wu Aoqian, Song Chi, Zeng Tianxing
Visualization
MAD Architects
Client
Anji Construction Holding Group
Status
Under Construction
Typology
Cultural Architecture › Culture and Art Center
