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China is a place where you can experience two very contrasting things coexisting. First, the rich, cultural history of the country - and, second, rapid urbanization.
— Ma Yansong
Tags: rich, experience, you, history

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We need architects to be visionaries.
— Ma Yansong
Tags: architects, need
The shan-shui city idea is trying to bring traditional values and ways of living to modern high-rise architecture.
— Ma Yansong
Tags: living, trying, city, architecture
I think where traditional values are concerned, Chinese people see nature as very symbolic. It's a form of culture.
— Ma Yansong
Tags: think, people, culture, nature
Tiananmen Square is a sensitive topic because many things happened there. The idea of turning the plaza into a forest makes many people feel uncomfortable.
— Ma Yansong
Tags: things, forest, feel, people
Chaoyang Park Plaza is about how to carry the traditional culture into a new format in modern architecture. Instead of building a boundary between the city and the park, I tried to design this building to emerge from the natural landscape.
— Ma Yansong
Tags: design, city, architecture, culture
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