Since the Industrial Revolution, we tend to use technology to show our power: you know, we build high-rises, towers, big buildings that become symbols... Ma Yansong 18
Architecture When I graduated from high school, I thought I wanted to make science fiction movies, so I applied to film school, but I couldn't get in. A... Ma Yansong 19
Architecture The beauty of architecture is it involves work that stretches over a very long time but often starts in one instant, with just one emotion, a kind... Ma Yansong 15
Architecture In the past, young, talented architects worked together to form a strong social agenda and communicate with a larger audience. That's what today's... Ma Yansong 17
Architecture A shan-shui city is a modern city, a high-density urban situation, but we pay more attention to the environment. We bring waterfalls; we bring in a... Ma Yansong 15
Architecture Although we're architects, we believe we do culture; architecture is culture, and the topics we tackle will always arise a broader debate. Ma Yansong 15
Architecture Chaoyang Park Plaza is about how to carry the traditional culture into a new format in modern architecture. Instead of building a boundary between the... Ma Yansong 18
Architecture In China, it's very easy to make architecture special because anything you design will look different, as most parts of the city are very similar.... Ma Yansong 15
