Ma Yansong
Ma Yansong ( Chinese 马岩松 , Pinyin Mǎ Yánsōng ; * 1975 in Beijing ) is a Chinese architect known for his futuristic designs who won the Emporis Skyscraper Award 2012 with Absolute World .
Career
Ma studied in Beijing and received his Masters from Yale University . He then first worked in Zaha Hadid's London office , then founded his own company MAD in Beijing in 2004 . His first major project was the Ordos Art Museum in Inner Mongolia, which was completed in 2011 .
The "Absolute World" building complex, which consists of five high-rise buildings for condominiums, a shopping center, restaurants and wellness facilities, was advertised in Mississauga , Canada in 2006 ; Ma was only 31 when he won. Bejing 2050 (2006), Fake Hills (2008), Superstar: A Mobile Chinatown (2008), “Feelings Are Facts” exhibition with Olafur Eliasson (2010), the Vertu Pavilion (2011) and Chaoyang Park (2013) were other designs and Exhibitions. In 2013, the peculiar horseshoe-shaped Hotel Sheraton Huzhou Hot Spring Resort, designed by him, opened in Huzhou .
Awards and honors
- 2006 Samuel J. Fogelson Prize at Yale University
- 2006 Architecture League Young Architects Award.
- 2008 ICON magazine: one of the "20 most influential young architects"
- In 2010 he was the first Chinese architect to receive a RIBA fellowship.
- 2012 Emporis Skyscraper Award
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Individual evidence
- ↑ archdaily
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- ^ Daily Telegraph
- ↑ Alessi. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on December 30, 2013 ; accessed on July 6, 2019 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ma Yansong |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 马岩松 (Chinese); Mǎ Yánsōng (Pinyin Romanization) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | chinese architect |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1975 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Beijing |