Team

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February 28, 2018

Cover image for MAD's New Management Framework

MAD recently announced the latest organizational restructuring. At the MAD annual party on February 2, MAD partners Ma Yansong, Dang Qun, and Hayano Yosuke jointly announced that Flora Lee, Fu Changrui, He Wei, and Tiffany Dahlen were promoted to associate partners.

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MAD partner Dang Qun said about the adjustment: "Since its establishment in 2004, MAD has existed in a 'crazy' posture - a 'crazy' attitude, imagination, and action. Several colleagues who were promoted this time joined the firm in the early days of MAD and grew up with MAD. They have outstanding professional capabilities, a deep understanding of MAD's design philosophy, and their recognition of MAD's future development direction, all of which show that they represent MAD's values ​​and cultural attributes. Through this adjustment of the management structure, MAD hopes that the expanding partner team will be able to incorporate different types of talents into the design and management team, lead MAD's team more openly, continue to maintain the 'craziness' in their bones, and explore the future of MAD."

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Fu Changrui, a Chinese national, graduated from the School of Urban Design of Shanxi University in China and joined MAD in 2006. He has extensive experience in project management and a deep understanding and control of the high standards that MAD projects must meet. He has participated in many of MAD's iconic architectural and art projects: Harbin Grand Theater, Chaoyang Park Plaza, Conrad Beijing Hotel, Beihai Rockery, Sanya Phoenix Island, Chongqing City Forest, "Beijing 2050", "Super Star", "Feeling is Reality", etc.

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Tiffany Dahlen, an American, graduated from the School of Architecture at the University of Pennsylvania and joined MAD in 2010. She is an excellent project manager, showing a high degree of professionalism and efficiency in aspects including communication with owners, team management, and project milestone advancement. She has participated in many iconic architectural and art projects of MAD, including: Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, Nanjing Zendai Himalayas Center, Chaoyang Park Plaza, Huangshan Taiping Lake Apartments, Xiamen Xinhe Design Center, "Moon Realm" art installation, and "Vertu Mobile Pavilion" art installation.

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He Wei, a Chinese national, studied at the School of Architecture of Huazhong University of Science and Technology in China and joined MAD in 2007. He has a high degree of sensitivity and understanding of art and design, and can lead the team to interpret MAD's design concepts and intentions for projects of all types and scales. He mainly leads MAD's competition team and has participated in many competition projects, including: Shijiazhuang Overall Planning, Jiugongshan Cemetery Project, Toronto FedEx High-Rise, Washington Residential High-Rise, New Hutong Bubble, Xianyukou Theater, Fuxiang Hutong Courtyard and other projects.

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Flora Lee, an American, graduated from the School of Architecture at Georgia Institute of Technology and joined MAD in 2008. She is an excellent project manager with outstanding multi-faceted management capabilities, including project management from conceptual design to in-depth design, communication and coordination with multiple consultants, and communication management with owners. She has participated in many important international projects of MAD, including: 8600 Wales Avenue Residence in Beverly Hills, Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, Campinas Museum of Fine Arts in Brazil, Manhattan High-rise, UNIC Residence in Paris, Conrad Hotel Beijing, etc.

MAD Architects was founded by Ma Yansong in 2004 and has offices in Beijing, Los Angeles, New York, and Rome. The firm is currently led by three partners Ma Yansong, Dang Qun, and Hayano Yosuke, and eight associate partners - Liu Huiying, Andrea D’Antrassi, Lu Junliang, Li Jian, Fu Changrui, Tiffany Dahlen, He Wei, and Flora Lee - with a team of more than 100 architects.