Dezeen promotion: a new book presents 17 years of visionary projects by Chinese architect Ma Yansong and his studio MAD, from organically shaped skyscrapers to rooftop landscapes.
MAD Rhapsody highlights 23 of MAD Architects' key projects from 2004 ? when the studio was founded ? up until the present day.
MAD Rhapsody is MAD's second monograph
It features some of the studio's best-known works, including the plant-covered Gardenhouse in Los Angeles, the colourful Courtyard Kindergarten and the mountain-like Chaoyang Park Plaza, both in Beijing.
It also features smaller scale projects like the Cloudscape of Haikou and the Tunnel of Light installation in Echigo Tsumari Triennale, as well as in-progress works like the under-construction Lucas Museum of Narrative Art. The book features 23 projects, including Harbin Opera House
MAD Rhapsody is the firm's second monograph, following the publication of MAD Works in 2016.
The preface is authored by architecture critic Paul Goldberger and author Philip Jodidio.
Courtyard Kindergarten is another of the featured projects
The book explores various themes that are present in the studio's designs, from organic forms to futuristic technologies.
These are illustrated through a range of photographs, drawings and models, across 288 colour pages.
Designs like Cloudscape of Haikou feature organic forms
"Known for its futuristic, organic, and technologically daring designs, which seek to create a dialogue with nature, earth, and sky, MAD...