Sketching is a critical strategy when recording or fleshing out ideas. It is unlike any other medium, recording the designer’s process in the most direct and authentic way.

MADA Pictures:The Collected Sketches of Qingyun Ma, edited by Tongji University Press’s Studio Archipelago, contains Qingyun Ma’s most important sketches from the past 24 years, including unfinished sketches from his early years, drawings, notes, and the complete drafts of all his iconic works.

In this Design HOP@UCCAlecture,Qingyun Ma will recount the stories behind these sketches, providing unique insight into the development of the world-renowned architect.

Ma Qingyun is a member of the American Institute of Architects and the founder of MADA s.p.a.m. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree from the Department of Architecture, Tsinghua University in 1988. The following year he attended the Graduate School of Fine Arts, University of Pennsylvania, where he earned a Master of Architecture. He was the first Chinese scholarship recipient in the department since the era of famed Chinese architects Liang Sicheng and ChenZhi. He has served as the dean of the School of Architecture at the University of Southern California since 2007. Ma was named as one of “the most influential designers” by Business Week along with Rem Koolhaas and ZahaHadid.

Tongji University Press

Beijing Design Week

UCCA

Studio Archipelago