Harbin · China
GAD / PERSON PROFILE
Ma Yansong
Urban architecture shaped by landscape and emotional experience.
Background & practice
Ma is the founder of MAD. His architectural work and publications examine how buildings can connect people, cities and nature. The practice has developed a vocabulary of flowing forms across cultural and urban projects.
How to read the work
At Harbin Opera House, visitors can climb exterior routes and experience the surrounding wetlands. The building operates as an accessible landscape as well as a performance venue.
Attribution note
MAD lists Ma Yansong, Dang Qun and Yosuke Hayano as principal partners for Harbin, alongside a substantial design team.
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