MAD Architects

A large cloud is forming in tropical China, however it's not the work of nature, but a new museum conceived by one of the world's top firms, MAD. Named the Hainan Science Museum, the project is due to be completed in 2025.

Taking the form of a large white-feathered bird ready to take flight, MAD Architects' Lishui Airport is currently under construction in China. The unusual airport is slated for completion in late 2024.

MAD Architects has completed work on an ambitious new train station in China, which involved painstakingly rebuilding a 100-year-old train station brick-by-brick, which now fronts a huge modern transport hub that's partially sunken underground.

MAD Architects has revealed plans for a new mixed-use development in Foshan, China. The Nanhai Arts Center's unusual design is informed by its lakeside location and is envisioned as a large rippling wave of water.

Renovations of former industrial spaces are currently very popular. The Ark, by MAD Architects, is more unusual than most and involves installing an eye-catching mixed-use building over a disused cement factory warehouse in Shanghai, China.

MAD Architects draws inspiration from the natural world with its latest upcoming project, a sprawling arts and culture center inside that's defined by a white roof meant to resemble scattered bamboo leaves.

Almost a decade in the making, MAD is nearing completion on its China Philharmonic Concert Hall in Beijing. The ambitious project is defined by a glowing translucent exterior that's meant to be reminiscent of a piece of white jade.

MAD Architects' upcoming skyscraper has the sort of radical design we've come to expect from the firm. Named Qondesa, it features a dramatically curving form that's meant to ensure it won't block neighboring buildings' natural light and views.

China already boasts its fair share of incredible airports, but is set to receive another. MAD Architects has revealed plans for a large new terminal in the northeast city of Changchun that's conceived as a floating feather.

MAD Architects' recently completed Quzhou Stadium stands out with an unusual, almost alien-like form. Likened to a halo hovering over the landscape, it's designed to encourage visitors to explore and climb over over parts of the structure.

The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art has undergone as many twists and turns as a Hollywood script since it was unveiled in 2014. Having missed its planned 2021 completion date, the ambitious project is now set for a 2025 opening.

Back in 2021, MAD Architects revealed its ambitious vision for the Aranya Cloud Center. Work on the project is now well underway and the firm has shared some details on its progress, including its complex structural system and eye-catching exterior.