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EURASIAN PRIZE
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Yosuke Hayano /
MAD ARCHITECTS
Born in Aichi, Japan, Yosuke Hayano is a first-class registered Architect in Japan. Being a principal partner in MAD, Yosuke oversees and supervises all design works at MAD. His extensive professional experience and strict attention to detail and standards enable him to lead project teams on concept design, design development, materials selection, construction methods, techniques, and time management. Yosuke assures all stages of design meet and exceeds MAD’s high standards as they are transformed from design concepts into built structures. Yosuke received his Bachelor of Materials Engineering from Waseda University in Tokyo in 2000, Associate degree in Architecture at Waseda Art and Architecture School in 2001, and his post Master in Architecture at the Architectural Association of London in 2003. He was the winner of the Architecture League of New York Young Architects Award, Design for Asia award, and Kumamoto Artpolis Award. Founded in 2004, MAD Architects has offices in Beijing (China), Jiaxing (China), Los Angeles (USA), and Rome (Italy). It is committed to developing futuristic, organic, technologically advanced designs that embody a contemporary interpretation of the Eastern affinity for nature. With a vision for the city of the future based on the spiritual and emotional needs of residents, MAD endeavors to create a balance between humanity, the city, and the environment. MAD’s projects encompass urban planning, urban complexes, municipal buildings, museums, theaters, concert halls, and housing, as well as art and design. Their projects are located in China, Canada, France, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, and the United States.
HARBIN OPERA HOUSE HARBIN, 2015
The Harbin Opera House is the first and largest building that MAD has designed as part of Harbin Cultural Island, a major new arts complex among the wetlands of the Songhua River.
