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MAD Architects has completed work on an amazing new residential building. Located in Colorado, it draws inspiration from the surrounding landscape and is defined by a facade that’s cracked open to reveal a “Canyon” area that lets residents take a strol… Continue reading Walk-through canyon cracks open extraordinary Colorado high-rise
A large cloud is forming in tropical China, however it’s not the work of nature, but a new museum conceived by one of the world’s most important architecture firms, MAD. Named the Hainan Science Museum, the project is due to be completed in 2025.Contin… Continue reading Extraordinary curving museum forms manmade cloud in tropical China
Never a studio content to play it safe and produce predictable designs, MAD Architects draws inspiration from the natural world for its upcoming Lishui Airport, which takes the form of a large white bird ready to take flight.Continue ReadingCategory: A… Continue reading Extraordinary bird-shaped airport spreads its wings in China
Influential firm MAD Architects has completed work on an ambitious new train station in China. The project involved painstakingly rebuilding a 100-year-old train station brick-by-brick, which now fronts a huge modern transport hub that’s partially sunk… Continue reading Partially sunken train station links China’s past and future
MAD Architects has revealed plans for a new mixed-use development in Foshan, Guangdong province, China. The project, named Nanhai Arts Center, will feature an eye-catching design that’s informed by its lakeside location and is envisioned as a large rip… Continue reading Eye-catching rippling arts center makes waves in China
With the success of projects like the Battersea Power Station and Domino Sugar Refinery, it’s easy to see why renovations of industrial spaces are in vogue lately. This latest example, by MAD Architects, is more unusual than most and involves raising a… Continue reading Radical renovation “floats” an Ark over huge cement factory warehouse
Following its mountain-inspired Chaoyang Park Plaza and cloud-shaped Aranya Cloud Center, MAD Architects once again draws on the natural world for inspiration for its newest project. The sprawling arts and culture center will be defined by an unusual w… Continue reading Sprawling cultural center unified under “bamboo leaf” roof
Nine years after being commissioned, MAD Architects is finally nearing completion on its China Philharmonic Concert Hall in Beijing. The ambitious project shows the firm on fine form and is defined by a glowing translucent exterior that’s meant to be r… Continue reading Translucent facade sets the tone for China’s Philharmonic Concert Hall
Nine years after being commissioned, MAD Architects is finally nearing completion on its China Philharmonic Concert Hall in Beijing. The ambitious project shows the firm on fine form and is defined by a glowing translucent exterior that’s meant to be r… Continue reading Translucent facade sets the tone for China’s Philharmonic Concert Hall
MAD Architects’ upcoming skyscraper features the sort of radical design we’ve come to expect from the firm, as it will curve dramatically as it rises. This is more than just a stylistic choice, says MAD, and is meant to ensure that the structure won’t … Continue reading Stunning skyscraper curves so it won’t leave neighbors in the shade