I'm trying to create architecture as landscape. But I'm not copying nature. — Ma Yansong Architecture Copy Share Image
I think architecture should be a stage, not something too material - more of an environment, not a product. — Ma Yansong Architecture Copy Share Image
We need to be brave and tell the politicians what a better future could be. — Ma Yansong Copy Share Image
We need to enter a new era to make nature and humans more emotionally connected in modern cities. — Ma Yansong Copy Share Image
Modern buildings have become memorials to power and capital. More and more, they're isolated from people. — Ma Yansong Buildings Copy Share Image
Architecture is a special kind of career that showcases the accumulations of culture, time, and history. — Ma Yansong Architecture Copy Share Image
A shan-shui city is a modern city, a high-density urban situation, but we pay more attention to the environment. We bring waterfalls;… — Ma Yansong Architecture Copy Share Image
The architecture scene in China is the most open and free climate compared to many other places. You can find many opportunities. — Ma Yansong Architecture Copy Share Image
I think, in our modern cities, there are a lot of boxes; there are a lot of straight lines. They often deal… — Ma Yansong Architecture Copy Share Image
It's very strange: if you're a philosopher or musician or an artist, people automatically believe you can see the future. Even if… — Ma Yansong Art Copy Share Image
We try to turn buildings into landscapes - defying the idea of modernism which sees nature and buildings as two distinct elements. — Ma Yansong Buildings Copy Share Image
In the past, young, talented architects worked together to form a strong social agenda and communicate with a larger audience. That's what… — Ma Yansong Architecture Copy Share Image
The difficulty with big cities does not lie in skyscrapers or high-rises per se; rather, it is the values concealed within those… — Ma Yansong Big cities Copy Share Image
My first impression of Beverly Hills was that it had a landscape of small houses built by famous architects, so I didn't… — Ma Yansong Beverly hills Copy Share Image
In a traditional Japanese or Chinese garden, it's not only about the building or temple but about the whole setup - the… — Ma Yansong Beautiful Copy Share Image
To allow millions of people to live together on limited land, we have to go to the sky; we have to build… — Ma Yansong Family Copy Share Image
A pool at the edge of the ocean is the simplest geometry, yet you feel connected to the sea. In a forest… — Ma Yansong Architecture Copy Share Image
Since the Beijing Olympics in 2008, our office has been discussing how we can make architecture more human and at one with… — Ma Yansong Architecture Copy Share Image
I think architects have a major role in being responsible for illustrating what the future could be. Because of the very strong… — Ma Yansong Architects Copy Share Image
Since the Industrial Revolution, we tend to use technology to show our power: you know, we build high-rises, towers, big buildings that… — Ma Yansong Capitalism Copy Share Image
We proposed Tiananmen Square - this very empty political square in the city centre - should turn green. Maybe in the future,… — Ma Yansong Change Copy Share Image
I grew up in Beijing, and there weren't many modern buildings during my childhood. I was influenced by traditional culture - the… — Ma Yansong Art Copy Share Image
Historically, sci-fi movies have played an important role in inspiring young people. — Ma Yansong Cinema Copy Share Image
The way a human can coexist with nature has to be at the spiritual level. — Ma Yansong Human Copy Share Image
Ultimately, the artistic part of architecture has always interested me. — Ma Yansong Copy Share Image
Architecture is about experience: not only visual but also what you can touch, what you can feel. — Ma Yansong Architecture Copy Share Image
If you look at ancient Chinese paintings, you see mountains, but they are not real mountains; it is something the artists imagined. — Ma Yansong Art Copy Share Image
If we're talking about the urban landscape as an advanced, forward-thinking art form, there must be some intellectual thinking involved. — Ma Yansong Art Copy Share Image
Sometimes I sketch and then scan my sketch directly to make the curves more freehand. I don't want to make perfect industrial… — Ma Yansong Artist Copy Share Image
Tiananmen Square is a sensitive topic because many things happened there. The idea of turning the plaza into a forest makes many… — Ma Yansong Forest Copy Share Image
'Shan shui' you can literally translate as 'mountain and water.' In traditional Chinese culture, there are a lot of paintings about shan… — Ma Yansong Chinese culture Copy Share Image
