Qingyun Ma
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Qingyun Ma is a Chinese architect.
Born in Xi'an
, China
, Ma received a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering in Architecture from Tsinghua University
. He attended the Graduate School of Fine Art at the University of Pennsylvania
, becoming the first Chinese citizen from New China to attend the University with a scholarship since Liang Sicheng
, a Penn graduate in 1937. He went on to study architecture at the University of Pennsylvania. In New York, he worked for several years at the firm Kohn Pedersen Fox
. Also he became close to Rem Koolhaas
on the first Harvard Project on the City, which he organized resulting in the book The Great Leap Forward.
In 1996, Ma founded MADA s.p.a.m. The architectural firm has to date built over 1,204,000 square meters. In 2000, MADA s.p.a.m. formally established itself in Beijing, moving to Shanghai the following year. Included amongst MADA s.p.a.m's works are Qingpu Community Island in Shanghai
, the Centennial TV and Radio Center in Xi'an, and Tianyi City Plaza in Ningbo
.
Ma taught architecture in China at Shenzhen University
, Tongji University
, and Nanjing University
; in Europe at the Berlage, the ETH, in Paris and in Germany; and in the United States at Harvard University
, the University of Pennsylvania, and Columbia University
. In October 2006, Qingyun became the new Dean of the University of Southern California
School of Architecture.
Ma acted as the curator for the 2007 Shenzhen & Hong Kong Bi-city Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture.
Born in Xi'an
Xi'an
Xi'an is the capital of the Shaanxi province, and a sub-provincial city in the People's Republic of China. One of the oldest cities in China, with more than 3,100 years of history, the city was known as Chang'an before the Ming Dynasty...
, China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
, Ma received a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering in Architecture from Tsinghua University
Tsinghua University
Tsinghua University , colloquially known in Chinese as Qinghua, is a university in Beijing, China. The school is one of the nine universities of the C9 League. It was established in 1911 under the name "Tsinghua Xuetang" or "Tsinghua College" and was renamed the "Tsinghua School" one year later...
. He attended the Graduate School of Fine Art at the University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
, becoming the first Chinese citizen from New China to attend the University with a scholarship since Liang Sicheng
Liang Sicheng
Liang Sicheng was the son of Liang Qichao, a well-known Chinese thinker in the late Qing Dynasty. Liang Sicheng returned to China from the United States after studying at the University of Pennsylvania...
, a Penn graduate in 1937. He went on to study architecture at the University of Pennsylvania. In New York, he worked for several years at the firm Kohn Pedersen Fox
Kohn Pedersen Fox
Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates , an architectural firm responsible for several world-renowned buildings, provides architectural, interior and urban design as well as programming and master planning services for clients in both the public and private sectors...
. Also he became close to Rem Koolhaas
Rem Koolhaas
Remment Lucas Koolhaas is a Dutch architect, architectural theorist, urbanist and "Professor in Practice of Architecture and Urban Design" at the Graduate School of Design at Harvard University, USA. Koolhaas studied at the Netherlands Film and Television Academy in Amsterdam, at the Architectural...
on the first Harvard Project on the City, which he organized resulting in the book The Great Leap Forward.
In 1996, Ma founded MADA s.p.a.m. The architectural firm has to date built over 1,204,000 square meters. In 2000, MADA s.p.a.m. formally established itself in Beijing, moving to Shanghai the following year. Included amongst MADA s.p.a.m's works are Qingpu Community Island in Shanghai
Shanghai
Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
, the Centennial TV and Radio Center in Xi'an, and Tianyi City Plaza in Ningbo
Ningbo
Ningbo is a seaport city of northeastern Zhejiang province, Eastern China. Holding sub-provincial administrative status, the municipality has a population of 7,605,700 inhabitants at the 2010 census whom 3,089,180 in the built up area made of 6 urban districts. It lies south of the Hangzhou Bay,...
.
Ma taught architecture in China at Shenzhen University
Shenzhen University
Shenzhen University is a public university established in 1983 located in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. It is accredited by the State Council of the People's Republic of China and is funded by the Shenzhen government. The university took its first enrollment the same year at what Deng Xiaoping...
, Tongji University
Tongji University
Tongji University , colloquially known as Tongji , located in Shanghai, has more than 30,000 students and 8,000 staff members . It offers degree programs at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels...
, and Nanjing University
Nanjing University
Nanjing University , or Nanking University, is one of the oldest and most prestigious institutions of higher learning in China...
; in Europe at the Berlage, the ETH, in Paris and in Germany; and in the United States at Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
, the University of Pennsylvania, and Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
. In October 2006, Qingyun became the new Dean of the University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
School of Architecture.
Ma acted as the curator for the 2007 Shenzhen & Hong Kong Bi-city Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture.