MAD Wins Gold Medal at 2024 ARCASIA Awards for Architecture

At the "Asian Architects Association Architecture Award" ceremony held in Colombo, Sri Lanka on January 16, 2025, MAD' design "Yabuli Entrepreneurs Forum Permanent Venue" won the gold award, and MAD partner Yosuke Hayano attended the award ceremony.

This year's Asian Association of Architects Architecture Award received 340 valid award projects from around the world, and only 7 projects won the gold award in the end.

The ARCASIA Awards for Architecture (AAA) is an annual award established by the ARCASIA to encourage and recognize outstanding architectural works by architects working in Asia. MAD's works "Lecheng Siheyuan Kindergarten" and "Quzhou Stadium" won two gold awards in the last selection.

Permanent Venue of Yabuli Entrepreneurs Forum

"Public Facilities: Commercial Buildings"

Gold Award

The permanent venue of the Yabuli Forum is located in the Yabuli Ski Resort in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China. It covers a total area of ​​22,000 square meters and a construction area of ​​16,000 square meters. There are more than 20 well-equipped conference rooms, libraries, and exhibition halls. It is a building that integrates conference, museum, training, think tank, and business school functions.
As the annual venue of the Yabuli China Entrepreneurs Forum, domestic and foreign political, business, and academic circles gather here in the first month of each year to discuss the growth and future of the economy, enterprises, and culture. In addition, it is also an entrepreneur museum and a national private entrepreneur training base.

The entire building is like a tent under a snowy mountain, fully integrating the terrain and stretching out in the snow. The silvery-white soft roof replicates the ripples of the snowy mountain and the traces of snow on the earth, light and agile.

At night, the warm lights are lit, just like a tent with a burning bonfire. Human beings' spirit of exploring the unknown, seeking knowledge and truth, and perseverance shines here, day and night, passing on the torch, and guiding the direction for those who come after them.

白天，阳光通过中央天窗洒入木质材料的大堂，温暖柔和，层层纹理让空间仿佛拥有了生命，随着阳光的波动共同呼吸。

The main venue, which can accommodate nearly a thousand people, is a completely column-free space. The LED screen behind the 350-seat lecture hall is designed to be openable, facing the west snow track, so that the audience can enjoy the beautiful outdoor scenery.