MAD no doubt is one of the most recognized architectural practices in China and worldwide. Every year,MAD receives countless job and internship applications. To be able to work at MAD will definitely enrich your career as even though the people working here might have been lucky, but are undeniablyoutstanding. What could possibly be on the minds of the MAD interns?

MAD无疑是中国最受瞩目的建筑师事务所之一，同时在世界范围内也受到极高的关注。MAD每年都收到来自全世界不计其数的工作申请和实习申请。能够进入MAD学习和工作一段时间，职业生涯无疑会变得精彩丰富，在这里的人们，也许是幸运的，但肯定是优秀的。在MAD工作的实习生们，他们脑子里天马星空的想法是什么样的?

Name:Mengxuan Zhang（Saturn）
Educational Institution: China University of Mining and Technology
Year: 2008-2013
Nationality: China
Email: kit.mx@hotmail.com

Who is your favourite architect? Why?
My favourite architect is Lei Zhang, and his Concrete Gap House is one of my favourite projects. In contrast to the pursuit of shocking appearance, what I am looking for in architecture is spacial, functional and aesthetic logic hidden inside systematic design and ordinary surface. His architecture reminds me of a Chinese saying, “a man of great wisdom often appears slow-witted”. The same thing happens in architecture.

What is the major characteristic of your current school’s education?
My university does not locate in big cities, thus it’s not that famous and some students did hear of it not until they went there. One of its advantages is that it’s a super practical place, most of the students are hardworking and steady. In architecture school, teachers take care of function mostly, but they also encourage new ideas and new technics. If someone is seeking for his/her own path in architecture, it’s not easy to gain help from teacher, but classmates are always there to discuss.

What have you gained during the MAD internship?
Internship in MAD is interesting. I gain new friends, new experiences, and see how people live differently. Meanwhile, my software skills are highly improved.I’m always in Paris Batigonoll project, which is to be built soon, and now it’s in some point between Design Development and Schematic Design. I love this project and think it’s lucky for me since it’s the first project I involved in its building process, and I learn a lot about modeling based on construction.

What are your thoughts and feelings upon Chinese Architecture and the environment?
Any suggestion?
As it known to all, China is such a booming place that projects are developed within short period of time. Thus majority of the buildings are produced like products, to follow the market and to take the chance.But still, there are projects that are carefully designed and architects (including architectural students) pursuing for their dreams. So the present situation might be changed and become better. Hope there could be more free platforms just like goood for arch-communication.

What is your dream?
My dream is to live in a wonderland with all my beloved ones after self-fulfillment in this world. My present goal is to become a good architect.

What would you do if you were not an architect?
Writer like Echo

What is your dream project?
My own house which fulfill all my requirements for working and resting. It should be at the side of a cliff or in the deep of a mountain.

What is your favourite project in your portfolio? Why?
I don’t have any favourite yet. I will keep update my portfolio so that I could keep looing for better ways of representation and add more detail to my design. Most of my design is conceptual at present but I want to make them more realistic.

姓名：张梦璇
学校：中国矿业大学(徐州)
年级：2008-2013
国籍：中国
电邮：kit.mx@hotmail.com

最喜欢的建筑师是谁？为什么？
我最喜欢的建筑师是张雷，他的混凝土缝住宅可以算是我最喜欢的项目之一。我认为相对于一种“宣言式建筑”（这个词来源于网络上的一篇帖子，指将建筑的形体看做是高于空间和秩序的首要要素，并塑造有震撼力的形体来表达概念），我更喜欢一种低姿态的建筑逻辑，可以说是低技，也可以说是基本建筑，也可以说是一种建筑哲学。在张雷的设计里，我首先看到了这样的一种姿态，是谦卑的内敛的，表达在建筑上是朴素的表皮下蕴藏着深刻的空间和秩序逻辑。这类似于中国所说的“大智若愚”的状态。

你所在学校的教育特点？
我所在的学校地理位置并不是太有优势，因此在那里学习的学生有一半是自己申报的，一半是因为原来申报的学校没有录取而作为第二志愿、调剂、补录被录取的，我就是后者。但同样因为地理位置的原因，这个学校的保持了校风淳朴，踏实进取的特点，是一个适合学习的地方。在建筑学的教育上同样秉承着踏实的传统，老师的教学以严谨为主导，注重对功能的把握，但在同学中还是有很多人在努力尝试新的技术手段和设计方法。在这里如果想探索自己的建筑方向，可能老师没有办法给你太多的指导和帮助，但是我认为这里可以培养出踏实实用的建筑人才。这些只是个人观点。

在MAD实习最大的收获是什么？
在MAD的实习是一段很有意义的经历。在这里我认识了很多新朋友，看到了很多人不同的生活方式，学习了顶级的事务所的方案流程，软件技能上也有很大的提高。我在实习期间一直在巴黎公寓项目组，这是一个将要建成的项目，现在正在DD和SD之间的阶段。我自己非常喜欢这个项目，因为在这个项目里，我了解到了3D模型是如何应用到施工和建造上，如何将看似任意的形体最终用精确而标准化的方式表达出来。这也是我在所有的实习中第一次接触到项目实施阶段，我觉得很幸运。

你对中国建筑的感触是什么？建议是什么？
中国是一个高速发展的社会，这里的建筑市场发展很快，每个项目的进度也非常快，以至于一些建筑必须用一种生产的方式被制造出来，这是众所周知的现状。但是在我身边，也有很多一直为建筑理想奋斗的学生和建筑师，所以我相信这种现状在逐渐好转。希望可以有更多的像谷德一样的开放平台，提供开放的交流机会。

你的梦想是什么？
我的理想是入世实现自己的价值，然后出世隐居。目前的目标是成为一个好的建筑师，同时做一些自己喜欢的事情。

你如果不当建筑师会选择什么职业？
像三毛一样的作家

你梦想中的项目是什么样的？
我自己的家。容纳我生活中的各种需要，在悬崖边或者深山里

在自己的作品集中，你最喜欢的作品是什么？为什么？
我对于现在的作品集不是很满意,也没有最喜欢的作品。以前的一些作品有很好的想法但是却没有很好的表达，设计始终缺乏深度，以后会继续完善。

SKY JOINT

This design oriented from piece of description of Hogwarts’main hall, which says its roof changes according to outside climate. Thus, I created a ever-changing roof by making it transparent, and a gradual change from open nature to indoor enclosure by sinking and transformation of the origin roof.

这个项目的概念来自于《哈利波特》中对于霍格沃茨主宴会厅的描述，说因为施了魔法的缘故，天花板会随着外面天空的变化而改变。在我的设计中，我直接采用了屋顶下沉的方式，将原来作为屋顶的顶面延伸到裙房的中庭，再延伸到塔楼部分，希望在模糊内外边界的同时用自然要素作为联系塔楼和裙楼体量的纽带，将室外要素引入室内。

SHADOW RUBBING

For most of time, facade provides shelter and enclosure of the building, while having comparatively less interactive with people. To discover a way in which people can actually experience facade, it’s my purpose in this design. Due to its museum function, I also research into people’s behavior pattern when seeing an exhibition, I hope that people can feel more of the time and history held by displays, rather than displays themselves. So I combine these two elements together and create an emotional facade.The skin is also not just specifically stay on the surface of building. Via light and shadow, fade becomes part of art piece presented.

这个项目是一个汉画像石艺术馆。基本概念是希望人们在观赏展品的时候可以直接触摸和感知到展品，而不仅是远远的观望。我的设计方法是将一副汉画像石拓片印在表皮上，通过镂空表皮制造的阴影让人能与展品有一种互动。在这个项目中我考虑更多的可能是行为心理学，以及人作为一个建筑要素如何能与建筑功能产生更好互动的问题。

DOUBLE TWIST

The major concept in this renovation project lies in research of “TWIST”. TWIST is a method in form generation, often used to closely connect several parallel units. We tried to create a constant feeling of twisted flowing space both inside building and outside. Thus, we generated our indoor space volume from pattern of twisted arms to make space containers transformed, meanwhile developed its skin from twisted plates to shelter inner space.

这是一个旧厂房改造的项目，方式是团队合作。这里的理念主要是通过表皮和内部空间的双重扭转，暗示新旧的交织，包括新表皮和旧空间，新功能和旧结构等。

Name:Mengxuan Zhang（Saturn）张梦璇
Email: kit.mx@hotmail.com