Ma Yansong: Urban architecture inspired by mountains, clouds and volcanoes
馬岩松: 靈感來自山岳、雲朵,和火山的都市建築
Believing that architects should envision and build the future, Ma Yansong develops advanced designs that interpret an Eastern affinity for nature within a contemporary fashion. Full bio
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that I come from,
a very beautiful garden,
every day after school.
and cities full of these boxy shapes?
you actually see two cities.
你其實可以看到兩個城市。
is Tianjin, a Chinese city
空中輪廓線很相似。
爭奪更多空間、
for this space and height,
from North American urban strategies
1,000 cities with one face.
「千城一面」。
what can I do about it?
in this cubic fish tank.
cubic architecture,
to observe how fish behave
立方形空間中的行為,
they probably weren't happy.
牠們可能並不快樂。
the perfect home for them,
並非最理想的家,
a new fish tank for them.
living in this space,
because they don't talk to me.
因為牠們不會跟我說。
to design this real building for humans.
a city outside Toronto.
一個城市,叫做密西沙加。
Marilyn Monroe Towers --
but not a box.
而非一個盒子。
有太陽光以及風的流動。
designing the first tower,
把同樣的設計拿來用就好,
two Marilyn Monroes standing there."
瑪莉蓮夢露站在那裡。」
that can dance together.
is a machine, is a box?
是一個機器、一個盒子?
people looked at nature in the past.
大家是怎麼看待大自然的。
traditional painting,
非常戲劇性的方式,
in a very dramatic way,
人造物融合在一起,
這種充滿情緒的景色。
buildings and nature,
把建物和大自然分開,
that we built in China.
建造的另一個計畫。
beautiful nature setting.
造訪這個地方時,
when I visited the site,
to do anything there.
感覺就好像是犯罪一樣。
standard urban towers there, anyway.
標準型的都市塔型建築在那裡。
from the existing mountains,
and then translated them into a building.
taking the shapes
其實正是來自大自然。
the extension of the nature
用電腦來設計這種建築,
in the hand sketch.
can coexist together
relationship in this photo.
它們有很好的關係。
is one of the architects on our team.
是我們團隊裡的一名建築師。
the beautiful nature scenery,
that he is not part of the criminals --
他沒有成爲破壞美景的罪犯——
to design these urban towers.
去設計這樣的都市高塔。
and I watered it every day.
我的桌上,每天為它澆水。
we completed this building.
into the real building.
is situated in the city.
不一樣,很不一樣,
from the surrounding buildings,
在大自然周邊建起圍牆。
to build a wall around the nature.
as a part of nature,
from the park into the city.
從公園延伸到了城市中。
tiny mountain?
from the surroundings.
fit the context better.
you know, natural context,
with the reality.
part of the surrounding landscape
成為周圍地景的一部分,
looks like a snow mountain.
they can enjoy the views,
their journey from the park
一路延續到這間建築。
that's framing the sky,
可以觀賞天空,
with a lot of natural light,
this semi-indoor-outdoor space,
半室內半室外的空間,
the beautiful view around them.
looks like a cloud.
in the city of Los Angeles.
正是出自他之手。
the cloud is mysterious.
landed in the city.
感覺會非常超現實。
landed on earth.
降落在地球上了。
讓它浮在地面上,
and space underneath the building.
底下的許多地景和空間。
創造這座屋頂花園,
in the year 2022,
when it's completed.
mountains and clouds,
山岳和雲朵之後,
[with] 40,000 seats in there.
and where there's landscape.
one of the spaces in those volcanoes.
在那些火山的內部。
that blurs the boundary
a functional machine for living.
生活用的功能性機器。
those soulless matchboxes anymore.
做出那些沒有靈魂的火柴盒。
is the opportunity
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Ma Yansong - Architect, artistBelieving that architects should envision and build the future, Ma Yansong develops advanced designs that interpret an Eastern affinity for nature within a contemporary fashion.
Why you should listen
In 2004, architect Ma Yansong founded MAD Architects, a global architecture firm committed to developing organic and futuristic environments embodying the natural world. MAD has created a series of imaginative works across the globe that demonstrate how they envision the future city, including the Absolute Towers, Harbin Opera House and Hutong Bubble 32.
In 2014, MAD was selected as the principal designer for the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, making Yansong the first Chinese architect to design an overseas cultural landmark. In April 2019, the Centre Pompidou opened MAD X, a major exhibition of MAD's works that exemplifies their architectural vision and expresses the firm's core vision of a futuristic architecture, akin to dream-like earthscapes, that creates a conversation between nature, earth and sky.
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