The China Pavilion at the 19th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia, titled CO-EXIST and curated by Ma Yansong, founder and principal partner of MAD Architects, officially opened on Friday, May 9 at the Arsenale.
Title
CO-EXIST: Pavilion of China at the 19th International Architecture Exhibition - La Biennale di Venezia
Eligibility
Open to public
Organizer
Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the People's Republic of China
Date
May 10, 2025 - November 23, 2025
Venue
Arsenale - Magazzino Delle Cisterne, Castello 2169/F - 30122 Venezia, Italy
The Pavilion of China at the 19th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia, titled CO-EXIST, curated by Ma Yansong, founder and principal partner of MAD Architects, and organized by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the People’s republic of China, will open to the public on Saturday May 10 at the Arsenale.
Title
Pavilion of China at the 19th International Architecture Exhibition—La Biennale di Venezia
Category
Architecture & Design
Eligibility
Open to public
Organizer
Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the People's Republic of China
Date
May 10, 2025 - November 23, 2025
Venue
Arsenale - Magazzino Delle Cisterne, Castello 2169/F - 30122 Venezia, Italy
Ma Yansong, founder and principal of the global design firm MAD, has been named to TIME magazine’s 2025 list of the 100 Most Influential People.
Written by
MAD Architects
Photography
Sand Hill Media, Eric Furie
At the heart of Rotterdam's Katendrecht peninsula, Fenix occupies a century-old structure that was once part of the world’s largest transshipment warehouse for the Holland America Line, a company that facilitated the migration of millions, including figures like Albert Einstein and Willem de Kooning. The centerpiece of its transformation is the Tor...
Architecture firm
MAD Architects
Location
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Photography
Henry Verhorst (Drone Footage), Mark Bolk, Gregg Telussa, Wilbert Zuiderduin
Principal architect
Ma Yansong, Dang Qun, Yosuke Hayano
Design team
Alessandro Fisalli, Neeraj Mahajan, Marco Gastoldi, Edgar Navarrete, Cievanard Nattabowonphal, Jordan Demer, Chen Yien, YukiIshigami, Pittayapa Suriyapee, Claudia Hertrich
Collaborators
Associate Partner in Charge: Andrea D’Antrassi; Executive Architect: EGM; Monumental Architecture Renovation: Bureau Polderman; Installation Design: Bosman Bedrijven; Installation Advisor: DWA; Building Physics Advisor: LBP Sight
Built area
8,000 m²; Gross Internal Area: 16,000 m²
Site area
Tornado Specifications: Height: 30 m; Ramp Length: 550 m; Cladding Area: 4,000 sqm Polished Stainless Steel
Structural engineer
IMd Raadgevende Ingenieurs
Lighting
Beersnielsen Lichtontwerpers
Construction
Steel Constructor: CSM Steelstructures; Cladding Constructor: Central Industry Group (CIG)
Client
Droom en Daad Foundation
Typology
Cultural Architecture > Museum, Renovation
In September 2024, as part of his debut architectural documentary series, A Rhapsody of Cities, Ma Yansong explored the cultural and architectural essence of six cities—Paris, Barcelona, Los Angeles, New York, Rotterdam, and Stuttgart—through conversations with renowned guests.
Written by
MAD Architects
Photography
MAD Architects
Ma Yansong / MAD Architects has unveiled their latest installation, "The Never Hut", at the Guangdong Nanhai Land Art Festival 2024 in Yanqiao Village, Nanhai District, Foshan City. Balancing cultural narratives with playful imagination, the design creates a space that inspires reflection and shared connections.
Written by
MAD Architects
Photography
Tian Fangfang, Zhu Yumeng
MAD Architects is pleased to share the latest construction progress of Lishui (LIJ) Airport, is nearing completion and is set to open by the end of 2024. Located in the foothill valleys of Lishui, China, the airport’s design reflects the city’s identity as a “forest city,” integrating architecture with the surrounding natural landscape.
Project name
Lishui Airport
Architecture firm
MAD Architects
Photography
JK Wang, Liu Yongwei, Hello Lishui, MAD Architects. Video: JK Wang
Principal architect
MA Yansong, DANG Qun, Yosuke Hayano
Design team
SUN Shouquan, ZHANG Xiaomei, LEI Lei, YANG Xuebin, SUN Mingze, YIN Jianfeng, Punnin Sukkasem, ZHU Yuhao, ZHANG Yaohui, Alan Rodríguez Carrillo, Pittayapa Suriyapee, WANG Xinyi
Collaborators
Associate Partners in Charge: LIU Huiying, Kin Li. Executive Architects: CAAC NEW ERA AIRPORT DESIGN INSTITUTE COMPANY LIMITED. Façade Consultant: RFR Shanghai
Interior design
Shanghai Xian Dai Architectural Decoration & Landscape Design Research Institute CO., Ltd.
Landscape
Z’scape Landscape Planning and Design
Lighting
Shanghai Xian Dai Architectural Decoration & Landscape Design Research Institute CO., Ltd.
Client
Lishui Airport Construction Headquarters
Status
Under Construction
Typology
Transportation › Airport
More than just an apartment building, One River North is a vertical landscape for its residents to wander as if hiking in the mountains. "Imagine living in a building yet feeling as though you're immersed in a natural landscape—like living within a canyon itself," says MAD Principal Architect, Ma Yansong.
Project name
One River North
Architecture firm
MAD Architects
Location
Denver, Colorado, USA
Photography
Iwan Baan, Parrish Ruiz De Velasco and Vic Ryan
Principal architect
Ma Yansong, Dang Qun, Yosuke Hayano
Design team
Jon Kontuly, Flora Lee, Peng Xie, Edwin Cho, Horace Hou, Yunfei Qiu, Evan Shaner, Shawna Chengxiang Meng
Interior design
The Interior Studio at Davis Partnership Architects
Collaborators
Davis Partnership Architects (Executive Architect)
Civil engineer
Kimley-Horn
Structural engineer
Jirsa Hedrick
Environmental & MEP
ME Engineers
Landscape
Davis Partnership Architects
Construction
Saunders Construction
Client
The MAX Collaborative
Typology
Residential Architecture › Apartments