Mad Arkitekter's broken down blocks and varied facades renew ancient public square22 February 2022BuildingsScale and urban grain informed a design that creates access and atmosphereScale and urban grain informed a design that creates access and atmosphereRegion: EuropeMore: Place makingMad FredrikstadNorwayDesign construction & technologyMarianne Lie BergConservation & heritageBrickResidentialRetailSport & leisureMad Arkitekter
Q&A: MAD Architects on how the coronavirus is affecting business14 February 2020IntelligenceRemote working comes to the rescue as experience shows all architects canRemote working comes to the rescue as experience shows all architects canRegion: Rest of the worldMore: MADBeijingHome workingChina
MAD’s Beijing kindergarten gives kids the right to roam1 December 2020BuildingsNaughty kids’ delight – a kindergarten roof for climbing onNaughty kids’ delight – a kindergarten roof for climbing onRegion: Rest of the worldMore: ChinaBeijingMADEducation buildings
Organic forms: Chaoyang Park Plaza, Beijing21 March 2018ProductsNatural forms in the latest materialsNatural forms in the latest materialsRegion: Rest of the worldMore: ChinaBeijingMADDesign construction & technology
Reason in madness23 February 2016CultureBehind Bjarke's success lies Nietzsche's philosophyBehind Bjarke's success lies Nietzsche's philosophyRegion: EuropeMore: BIGDenmarkDesigning & building itNietzscheNew YorkInternationalMies van der Rohe PrizeSerpentine pavilionDryLine24ha HQWest 578-HouseThe Mountain
Motorway madness1 April 2014IntelligenceThe Commonwealth Games high speed roadsThe Commonwealth Games high speed roadsRegion: ScotlandMore: GlasgowInfrastructureWhere people live
Stepping forward, looking back24 November 2015CultureWhat's the philosophy behind MAD Architects?What's the philosophy behind MAD Architects?Region: EuropeMore: Beijing Design WeekChinaChinese traditionsCanadaMa YansongContextAbsolute TowersHuzhou Hot Spring ResortAssociation of Chinese ArchitectsOrdos MuseumHuangshan Mountain Village
Architects can learn a lot from theatre, especially now24 August 2020CultureWill Wiles gets some ideas for post-lockdown designWill Wiles gets some ideas for post-lockdown designRegion: United KingdomMore: The Madness of King GeorgeNational TheatreRobert JonesWill WilesTheatre designYouTubeDesign construction & technologyOpinion
Box set binge spawns 3D plans of TV shows10 February 2017ProductsSets of The Office and Mad Men recreated as 3D plansSets of The Office and Mad Men recreated as 3D plansRegion: United KingdomMore: Drawbotics3D visualisation
Recipe for Future Living is Reinventing Cities finalist31 May 2019BuildingsReuse and upcycling is the heart of circular economy-led schemeReuse and upcycling is the heart of circular economy-led schemeRegion: EuropeMore: Sustainable architectureReinventing citiesRecipe for Future LivingMad OsloOsloLandscape+ASVill UrbanismeIneo EiendomDesign construction & technology
Sultan of satire4 April 2017IntelligenceEpic Space, the Architectural Diaries, by Ian MartinEpic Space, the Architectural Diaries, by Ian MartinRegion: United KingdomMore: The Thick of ItArmando IannucciVEEPChris AddisonTony RochePhilip LarkinFrankie Boyle
Shrek adds joy to Desislava Cholakova’s Brick Lane crafts17 July 2020CultureStudent, 2nd winner: Desislava CholakovaStudent, 2nd winner: Desislava CholakovaRegion: Rest of the worldMore: Eye Line 2020Desislava CholakovaLondon South Bank UniversityShrekBrick LaneCommunityPlaces planning & communityJan-Carlos KucharekCompetitionDrawing