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 11
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 10
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 7
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 9
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 7
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 6
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 9
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 8
