International 35.00 € Spain/Portugal 33.00 € USA 49.95 $ UK 27.95 £
Description:
MAD DINNER is the first book by MAD office, Beijing-based architectural office. Organized around the metaphor of dinner table conversation, the book is a collection of ideas and opinions about topics ranging from politics to ecology to fame to the future. The dinner's "guests" include people from all levels of Chinese society: a government official, hairdresser, migrant laborers, a doctor, a taxi driver, and a developer are all brought together to offer their views in an atmosphere of openness and exchange. MAD's work is embedded in a series of extended conversations with international advisors, including the Swiss curator Hans Ulrich Obrist, British writer Ian Buruma, filmmakers Zhang Yimou and Jia Zhangke, and the artist Ai Weiwei. The conversations work in tandem with MAD's proposals to reveal their essential account of the architect's practice and experience inside of China, the fastest urbanization in world history.
Biography:
MAD is a Beijing-based studio that has won numerous international design competitions, including the Absolute Tower in Toronto. MAD's designs embrace the advent of a new era, reflecting the transformation of life style and the experience of multimedia formats in contemporary Chinese cities.
Ma Yansong, originally from Beijing, received his Master of Architecture from the Yale University School of Architecture in 2002 .Prior to founding MAD in 2004, Mr. Ma worked as a project designer with Zaha Hadid Architects in London and Eisenman Architects in New York. He also taught architecture at the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing.
Reviews:
¨Wildly futuristic designs and [a] sneak peek at Asia’s exciting new skylines... A compelling look at urban planning, culture, art, and iconography, through the eyes of China’s most stimulating young architects.¨ URBANE
¨From winning designs for studios and differences in design permits and processes to how architectural ideas are conveyed, MAD DINNER is a unique, outstanding contribution to the study of world design and architecture and is a top pick for either art or Chinese cultural studies libraries.¨The Midwest Book Review
¨A marvellously interdisciplinary book.¨PingMag
¨Highly recommended.¨ Library Bookwatch
¨They are China's wild young architects – and they call themselves MAD.¨ Arc Space
MAD has won numerous international design competitions, including “The Absolute Tower” in Toronto (Canada), the "Young Architects Forum Award" (The Architectural League) in New York, and the Solar Plaza in Guangzhou, China.
