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> [When we talk about a city, we need to talk about what the future is. Whats the ideal scenario in the future?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ma-yansong/when-we-talk-about-a-city-we-need-to-talk-about-what-the-future-is/)

[Ma Yansong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ma-yansong/)

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## More by Ma Yansong

> [China is a place where you can experience two very contrasting things coexisting. First, the rich, cultural history of the country - and, second,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ma-yansong/china-is-a-place-where-you-can-experience-two-very-contrasting-things/)

[Ma Yansong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ma-yansong/)

> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ma-yansong/i-don-t-like-to-talk-about-sustainability-because-sometimes-i-see/)

[Ma Yansong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ma-yansong/)

> [Architects think that beauty is a crime.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ma-yansong/architects-think-that-beauty-is-a-crime/)

[Ma Yansong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ma-yansong/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ma-yansong/when-i-graduated-from-high-school-i-thought-i-wanted-to-make-science/)

[Ma Yansong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ma-yansong/)

> [If we're talking about the urban landscape as an advanced, forward-thinking art form, there must be some intellectual thinking involved.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ma-yansong/if-we-re-talking-about-the-urban-landscape-as-an-advanced-forward/)

[Ma Yansong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ma-yansong/)

> [In traditional cities like Beijing, Nanjing, and Hangzhou, nature was a very important part of urban planning - not only as a landscape but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ma-yansong/in-traditional-cities-like-beijing-nanjing-and-hangzhou-nature-was-a/)

[Ma Yansong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ma-yansong/)

> [I think where traditional values are concerned, Chinese people see nature as very symbolic. It's a form of culture.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ma-yansong/i-think-where-traditional-values-are-concerned-chinese-people-see/)

[Ma Yansong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ma-yansong/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ma-yansong/in-china-it-s-very-easy-to-make-architecture-special-because-anything/)

[Ma Yansong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ma-yansong/)

> [The way we do our architecture is to show that we can come up with our own solutions. We don't just take orders.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ma-yansong/the-way-we-do-our-architecture-is-to-show-that-we-can-come-up-with/)

[Ma Yansong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ma-yansong/)

> [I would say that many architects are very logical. They start their process from analysis and from rational processes to try and find the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ma-yansong/i-would-say-that-many-architects-are-very-logical-they-start-their/)

[Ma Yansong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ma-yansong/)

> [Although we're architects, we believe we do culture; architecture is culture, and the topics we tackle will always arise a broader debate.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ma-yansong/although-we-re-architects-we-believe-we-do-culture-architecture-is/)

[Ma Yansong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ma-yansong/)

> [We proposed Tiananmen Square - this very empty political square in the city centre - should turn green. Maybe in the future, this space…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ma-yansong/we-proposed-tiananmen-square-this-very-empty-political-square-in-the/)

[Ma Yansong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ma-yansong/)

> [I treat my projects as art.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ma-yansong/i-treat-my-projects-as-art/)

[Ma Yansong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ma-yansong/)

> [To allow millions of people to live together on limited land, we have to go to the sky; we have to build a high…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ma-yansong/to-allow-millions-of-people-to-live-together-on-limited-land-we-have/)

[Ma Yansong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ma-yansong/)

> [A door handle is very symbolic to me. It is the first object that one will interact with before entering a new space.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ma-yansong/a-door-handle-is-very-symbolic-to-me-it-is-the-first-object-that-one/)

[Ma Yansong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ma-yansong/)

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