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MAD rhapsody

Title
MAD rhapsody / Ma Yansong ; Philip Jodidio [introduction] ; foreword by Paul Goldberger.
Author
Ma, Yansong, 1975-
Publication
New York, NY : Rizzoli Electa, 2021.

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Additional Authors
  • Goldberger, Paul
  • Jodidio, Philip
Description
293 pages : illustrations (chiefly color); 31 cm
Summary
Conceived and designed by Ma Yansong, founder of MAD Architects, MAD Rhapsody documents the buildings of this avant-garde architecture firm and traces the development of their ideas through associated practice including art, research, and exhibition projects. With photographs, drawings, and models, the book highlights 23 projects from the past six years, both built and in process. Known for their "organic and dreamlike architecture" that creates a dialogue with nature, earth, and sky, MAD projects reach all over the globe. At age 46, Ma Yansong is one of China's best-known architects. His curvilinear, free-form, and futuristic designs are often compared to those of his mentor, Zaha Hadid. Ma's greatest inspiration is nature; his opera house in the northern Chinese city of Harbin resembles a snow-capped mountain, while his master plan for the city of Nanjing calls for sloping buildings covered with vertical louvers that resemble waterfalls. Other projects include the Ordos Museum in the wilderness of Inner Mongolia, the Absolute Towers in Canada, and the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Los Angeles.
Subject
  • MAD Ltd
  • Organic architecture
  • Visionary architecture
  • Nature in art
Contents
Folk Epic: MAD's architectural rhapsody / Ma Yansong -- Foreword / Paul Goldberger -- Rhapsody of Life / Philip Jodidio -- Allgeory -- Chromatic Harmony -- Elemental Landscape -- Life.
Call Number
JQG 22-365
ISBN
  • 0847869628
  • 9780847869626
OCLC
1182582923
Author
Ma, Yansong, 1975-
Title
MAD rhapsody / Ma Yansong ; Philip Jodidio [introduction] ; foreword by Paul Goldberger.
Publisher
New York, NY : Rizzoli Electa, 2021.
Type of Content
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Added Author
Goldberger, Paul, contributor.
Jodidio, Philip, contributor.
Research Call Number
JQG 22-365
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