MAD Architects

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.

MAD Architects has been commissioned to produce a new theater in Yiwu, Zhejiang province, China. The building will be located on the banks of a river and its design is inspired by traditional local boats, complete with glass "sails" that serve as a canopy.

MAD Architects has revealed a striking airport terminal project that references the bitterly cold conditions in Harbin, China. Conceived for the existing Harbin Taiping International Airport, the Harbin Airport T3 resembles a giant snowflake.

2018 was an outstanding year for architecture, but 2019 is shaping up to be exciting too, and there are already several noteworthy projects on the horizon. From a supertall skyscraper to a massive airport terminal shaped like a starfish, here's our pick of projects to look forward to this year.

MAD Architects has developed a unique style in recent years, with many of its projects reflecting a desire to mix architecture with nature. The Nanjing Zendai Himalayas Center is in the same vein and aims to bring something of the spirit of a mountainous village to inner-city China.

Much like its all-white conference center planned for the Chinese mountains, a new observation tower designed by MAD Architects for a Rotterdam is overtly futuristic, and will seek to bring new life to one of the city’s more historically significant structures.

MAD Architects blends old and new with its aptly-named Courtyard Kindergarten. The project transforms an 18th Century Chinese courtyard into a kindergarten topped by a play area on the roof.

The Quzhou Sports Campus is the latest example of MAD's long-running interest in blending nature and architecture. Currently under construction and due to open in 2021, it will feature a stadium, gymnasium and other sporting attractions – some of which will take the form of undulating hills.