MAD rhapsody / Ma Yansong ; Philip Jodidio [introduction] ; foreword by Paul Goldberger.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ma, Yansong, 1975-

Contributor:

Goldberger, Paul, contributor.

Jodidio, Philip, contributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

MAD Ltd.

Organic architecture.

Visionary architecture.

Nature in art.

Physical Description:

293 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 31 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Rizzoli Electa, 2021.

Summary:

Conceived and designed by Ma Yansong, founder of MAD Architects, MAD Rhapsody documents the buildings of this avant-garde architecture firm and traces the development of their ideas through associated practice including art, research, and exhibition projects. With photographs, drawings, and models, the book highlights 23 projects from the past six years, both built and in process. Known for their "organic and dreamlike architecture" that creates a dialogue with nature, earth, and sky, MAD projects reach all over the globe. At age 46, Ma Yansong is one of China's best-known architects. His curvilinear, free-form, and futuristic designs are often compared to those of his mentor, Zaha Hadid. Ma's greatest inspiration is nature; his opera house in the northern Chinese city of Harbin resembles a snow-capped mountain, while his master plan for the city of Nanjing calls for sloping buildings covered with vertical louvers that resemble waterfalls. Other projects include the Ordos Museum in the wilderness of Inner Mongolia, the Absolute Towers in Canada, and the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Los Angeles.

Contents:

Folk Epic: MAD's architectural rhapsody / Ma Yansong

Foreword / Paul Goldberger

Rhapsody of Life / Philip Jodidio

Allgeory

Chromatic Harmony

Elemental Landscape

Life.

ISBN:

0847869628

9780847869626

OCLC:

1182582923