Architecture Quote 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,…

— 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.

— Ma Yansong

Architects think that beauty is a crime.

— 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…

— Ma Yansong

If we're talking about the urban landscape as an advanced, forward-thinking art form, there must be some intellectual thinking involved.

— 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…

— Ma Yansong

I think where traditional values are concerned, Chinese people see nature as very symbolic. It's a form of culture.

— 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…

— 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.

— 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…

— 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.

— Ma Yansong

We proposed Tiananmen Square - this very empty political square in the city centre - should turn green. Maybe in the future, this space…

— Ma Yansong