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fenix museum's tornado feature rising from its roof

Ma Yansong's latest project is anchored by a gleaming stainless steel 'tornado'

The new Fenix museum in Rotterdam, devoted to migration, marks MAD's first European cultural project.

Fendi’s sci-fi collaboration with MAD Architects looks to have descended from a distant realm

A version of Fendi’s ‘Peekaboo’ handbag and an ergonomic sneaker are shaped by MAD Architects’ Ma Yansong’s ‘strange, unfamiliar’ eye in the Italian house’s latest collaborative project

By Jack Moss Published 5 September 24
Clean living: MAD Architects design a sparkling new gallery for Roca in Beijing

By Ellen Himelfarb Last updated 28 October 22
Mr Robot-o: Wendell Castle goes digital to take his sculptures to new heights

By John Gendall Last updated 27 October 22
At MAD Museum in Brussels, Belgian design and a WallpaperSTORE* pop-up

By Rosa Bertoli Last updated 27 October 22
Pitch perfect: MAD reveal the Harbin Opera House’s sweeping curves

By Daven Wu Last updated 7 October 22
Play area: MAD’s Japanese kindergarten merges old and new

By Ellie Stathaki Last updated 16 August 22

China, MAD Nanjing Zendai Himalays Center

MAD completes metropolis-scale development in China’s Jiangsu province

The Wallpaper* Architects Directory has turned 20. Conceived in 2000 as our index of emerging architectural talent, this annual listing of promising practices, has, over the years, spanned styles and continents; yet always championing the best and most exciting young studios and showcasing inspiring work with an emphasis on the residential realm. To mark the occasion, this summer, we will be looking back at some of our over-500 alumni, to catch up about life and work since their participation and exclusively launch some of their latest completions. In the space of the 13 years since their participation in the Architects Directory in 2007, Chinese architecture firm MAD, headed by Ma Yansong, has become an international powerhouse with projects ranging hugely, both in scale and geographical location. Here, we visit their latest, nature-inspired, mixed-used development Nanjing Zendai Himalayas Center.

Beverly Hills ‘hillside village’ is MAD’s response to high-density urban living

MAD's Ma Yansong reveals Gardenhouse, a Beverly Hills housing scheme designed to offer a green, organic alternative to high-density urban housing

By Ellie Stathaki Last updated 1 July 22