The First Book from MAD, China’s Hungriest Architects

Ma Yansong , Yosuke Hayano , Dang Qun

MAD DINNER is the first book by MAD office, Beijing-based architectural office. Organized around the metaphor of dinner table conversation, the book is a collection of ideas and opinions about topics ranging from politics to ecology to fame to the future. The dinner's "guests" include people from all levels of Chinese society: a government official, hairdresser, migrant laborers, a doctor, a taxi driver, and a developer are all brought together to offer their views in an atmosphere of openness and exchange. MAD's work is embedded in a series of extended conversations with international advisors, including the Swiss curator Hans Ulrich Obrist, British writer Ian Buruma, filmmakers Zhang Yimou and Jia Zhangke, and the artist Ai Weiwei. The conversations work in tandem with MAD's proposals to reveal their essential account of the architect's practice and experience inside of China, the fastest urbanization in world history.

¨Wildly futuristic designs and [a] sneak peek at Asia’s exciting new skylines... A compelling look at urban planning, culture, art, and iconography, through the eyes of China’s most stimulating young architects.¨ URBANE

¨From winning designs for studios and differences in design permits and processes to how architectural ideas are conveyed, MAD DINNER is a unique, outstanding contribution to the study of world design and architecture and is a top pick for either art or Chinese cultural studies libraries.¨The Midwest Book Review

¨A marvellously interdisciplinary book.¨PingMag

¨Highly recommended.¨ Library Bookwatch

¨They are China's wild young architects – and they call themselves MAD.¨ Arc Space

MAD has won numerous international design competitions, including “The Absolute Tower” in Toronto (Canada), the "Young Architects Forum Award" (The Architectural League) in New York, and the Solar Plaza in Guangzhou, China.

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