MAD designs "building with skin and bones" for Chinese fashion brand
Construction has started on a human-body-inspired headquarters for Chinese fashion group Xinhee, designed by architecture studio MAD (+ slideshow). More
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George Lucas abandons Chicago museum proposal in favour of California
Filmmaker George Lucas has confirmed that he is pulling his MAD-designed museum from Chicago and plans to move the proposal to America's West Coast. More
MAD unveils Parisian housing block with curvy floors and balconies
Beijing studio MAD has revealed plans for a Parisian housing block surrounded by undulating balconies, which is set to become the firm's first residential project in Europe (+ slideshow). More
MAD's sinuous Harbin Opera House photographed in the snow by Iwan Baan
These new images by Dutch photographer Iwan Baan offer a look at the MAD-designed Harbin Opera House in China after heavy snowfall (+ slideshow). More
MAD models Marilyn door handle on its curvaceous Canadian skyscrapers
Milan 2016: Chinese studio MAD Architects has created a door handle based on the shape of the firm's skyscrapers in Mississauga, Canada, which have been nicknamed the Marilyn Monroe Towers. More
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New location proposed for MAD's Lucas Museum in Chicago
Chicago's mayor has suggested moving the proposed location for the controversial museum dedicated to film director George Lucas in order for the project to go ahead. More
MAD stretches gradated ribbons from palazzo arcade for Invisible Border installation
Milan 2016: coloured streamers erupt from the first-floor arches of a palazzo facade to create this undulating canopy designed by Beijing architecture studio MAD (+ slideshow). More
MAD's sinuous Harbin Opera House completes in north-east China
Beijing studio MAD has completed an opera house in the Chinese city of Harbin, featuring an undulating form that wraps two concert halls and a huge public plaza (+ slideshow). More
Chicago approves MAD's George Lucas Museum plans
Chicago City Council members have voted in favour of MAD Architects' controversial design for the George Lucas Museum of Narrative Art on the shore of Lake Michigan. More
MAD Architects unveils slimmed-down design for Lucas Museum in Chicago
The team led by MAD Architects has presented revised designs for the proposed George Lucas Museum of Narrative Art along Chicago's lakefront (+ slideshow). More
MAD proposes conceptual "vertical village" for LA as alternative to sprawl
Chinese firm MAD Architects has proposed a futuristic housing scheme for LA that features sculptural towers wrapped in gardens and connected by sky bridges. More
Imaginative housing solutions for LA presented in new exhibition at A+D Museum
MAD Architects, Michael Maltzan and wHY are among the studios whose work is showcased in a new exhibition about domestic architecture in Los Angeles (+ slideshow). More
Ma Yansong designs meat-patterned rugs for dogs
MAD architects founder Ma Yansong has created a series of carpets shaped like juicy steaks for labradors (+ movie). More
MAD designs hilltop village for Wilshire Boulevard in Beverly Hills
Chinese architecture office MAD has unveiled designs for a residential project resembling a hilltop village for Beverly Hills in Los Angeles. More
MAD to drape new skin over a house "like a piece of cloth" to transform it into a nursery
Chinese studio MAD has unveiled its design for a kindergarten enshrouded beneath a cloak of asphalt shingles, which is now under construction in Japan's Aichi Prefecture. More
MAD wins approval for first European project after four years of negotiations
News: Ma Yansong's Beijing studio MAD has been granted permission to drastically remodel a 1970s block in Rome, to create a residential complex featuring tree-covered terraces and translucent metallic walls. More
Frank Gehry defends MAD's Lucas Museum for Chicago as judge suspends work
News: Frank Gehry has written an open letter defending the design for the George Lucas Museum by Chinese architecture firm MAD, as a legal wrangle threatens to delay the project. More
MAD reveals concept design for George Lucas' Chicago art museum
News: Beijing firm MAD has unveiled the initial design for an art museum on Chicago's lakefront, which will house the collection of American film director George Lucas. More
MAD wants to "invent a new typology" for high-rise architecture, says Ma Yansong
Movie: in this exclusive video interview filmed in Venice, Ma Yansong of Chinese architects MAD explains his concept for a "shan-shui city", a high density urban development inspired by traditional Chinese paintings of mountain ranges. More
George Lucas hires MAD and Studio Gang for Chicago art museum
News: American film director George Lucas has appointed Beijing firm MAD and Chicago-based Studio Gang Architects to design his proposed art museum on Chicago's lakefront. More