MAD Architects

A cloud is forming in Qinhuangdao, China, though it's not some kind of meteorological event, but the latest project by MAD Architects. The Aranya Cloud Center will serve as a flexible events space and is currently under construction.

Following its unveiling of a train station in the Chinese city Jiaxing, MAD Architects is set to return to the area with a stunning civic center. It will incorporate greenery, including a central park, and will feature an undulating ceramic exterior.

MAD Architects wowed us with its initial concept for the Wormhole Library and happily the finished design looks just as out-of-this-world as the renders. The project, now renamed Cloudscape of Haikou, has now opened to visitors in China.

Despite the challenges and delays caused by COVID-19, 2021 looks set to be an outstanding year for architecture. With this in mind, we've chosen five exciting projects we're looking forward to this year.

MAD Architects consistently puts out the most interesting projects around and the firm's out-of-this-world Wormhole Library is no exception. The project is nearing completion and new construction photos offer a closer look at its unusual form.

Construction is underway on an ambitious new project by MAD Architects. It will involve the creation of an underground train station and the rebuilding of a historic train station building, as well as re-landscaping public park space.

Resembling an oversized seashell among the snowy mountains of northeast China, MAD Architects' Yabuli Entrepreneurs' Congress Center showcases the firm's trademark futuristic curving style. The project, underway since 2017, is now almost complete.

A "hillside village" has appeared in Beverly Hills. Named Gardenhouse, the greenery-covered project is by Chinese firm MAD Architects and is designed to offer residents a pleasant escape from the bustle of city life.

Resembling some kind of alien structure, MAD Architects' Wormhole Library is conceived as multipurpose destination for visitors to escape the bustle of every day life. The project is already under construction and is due to be completed in 2021.

MAD Architects has revealed a major project for Shenzhen, China. Named Shenzhen Bay Culture Park, it will create a new public park on the waterfront with a museum, theater, and more, and will be defined by unusual large stone-like buildings.

Rising out of the landscape like a series of undulating hills, MAD Architects' Quzhou Sports Park is a large and ambitious project in China. The mixed-use development is now well underway, with the first phase due to be completed in 2021.

The Renzo Piano-designed Academy Museum isn't the only major movie-related museum planned for Los Angeles. After a turbulent start, the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art is now on track for a late-2021 completion, according to MAD Architects.