Ultimately, the artistic part of architecture has always interested me. — Ma Yansong Copy Share Image
When I was young and used to look at Chinese architecture, there was no clear definition between what was landscaping and what… — Ma Yansong Copy Share Image
The way we do our architecture is to show that we can come up with our own solutions. We don't just take… — Ma Yansong Copy Share Image
Architecture is about experience: not only visual but also what you can touch, what you can feel. — Ma Yansong Copy Share Image
Architecture is a special kind of career that showcases the accumulations of culture, time, and history. — Ma Yansong Copy Share Image
The shan-shui city idea is trying to bring traditional values and ways of living to modern high-rise architecture. — Ma Yansong Copy Share Image
Although we're architects, we believe we do culture; architecture is culture, and the topics we tackle will always arise a broader debate. — Ma Yansong Copy Share Image
I think architecture should be a stage, not something too material - more of an environment, not a product. — Ma Yansong 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 Copy Share Image
When I graduated from high school, I thought I wanted to make science fiction movies, so I applied to film school, but… — Ma Yansong Copy Share Image
When I started university, I didn't know much about architecture, so I flipped through a lot of magazines, looking at different and… — Ma Yansong Copy Share Image
In China, it's very easy to make architecture special because anything you design will look different, as most parts of the city… — Ma Yansong Copy Share Image
What if we treat the high-rise like a mountain, or we have gardens in the sky, or waterfalls? I think that's the… — Ma Yansong Copy Share Image
Chaoyang Park Plaza is about how to carry the traditional culture into a new format in modern architecture. Instead of building a… — Ma Yansong Copy Share Image
The beauty of architecture is it involves work that stretches over a very long time but often starts in one instant, with… — Ma Yansong Copy Share Image
Oscar Niemeyer really inspired me. He's from South America, where nature has meaning. And his architecture was not expensive or high tech… — Ma Yansong Copy Share Image
When you look at classical structures, they're often linked to literature, music, or a poem. They were constructed by master builders, which… — Ma Yansong Copy Share Image
I'm trying to create architecture as landscape. But I'm not copying nature. — Ma Yansong Copy Share Image
Early in my career, I tried to bring an artistic feeling to architecture. That's really the intent and impression of what I… — Ma Yansong 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 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 Copy Share Image
I would say that many architects are very logical. They start their process from analysis and from rational processes to try and… — Ma Yansong 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 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 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 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 Copy Share Image
China is a place where you can experience two very contrasting things coexisting. First, the rich, cultural history of the country - and, second,… — Ma Yansong Copy Share Image
I don't like to talk about sustainability, because sometimes I see green buildings that don't appear any different from those in the past. — Ma Yansong Copy Share Image
When I graduated from high school, I thought I wanted to make science fiction movies, so I applied to film school, but I couldn't… — Ma Yansong 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 Copy Share Image
In traditional cities like Beijing, Nanjing, and Hangzhou, nature was a very important part of urban planning - not only as a landscape but… — Ma Yansong Copy Share Image
I think where traditional values are concerned, Chinese people see nature as very symbolic. It's a form of culture. — Ma Yansong Copy Share Image
In China, it's very easy to make architecture special because anything you design will look different, as most parts of the city are very… — Ma Yansong Copy Share Image
The way we do our architecture is to show that we can come up with our own solutions. We don't just take orders. — Ma Yansong Copy Share Image
I would say that many architects are very logical. They start their process from analysis and from rational processes to try and find the… — Ma Yansong Copy Share Image
Although we're architects, we believe we do culture; architecture is culture, and the topics we tackle will always arise a broader debate. — Ma Yansong Copy Share Image
We proposed Tiananmen Square - this very empty political square in the city centre - should turn green. Maybe in the future, this space… — Ma Yansong Copy Share Image
