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 undeniably
outstanding. 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，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: Matt Kuser
Educational Institution: Arizona State University
Year: 2010
Nationality: USA
Email: kuser@mattkuser.com

姓名： Matt Kuser
学校：美国亚利桑那州大学
年级： 2010
国籍：美国
电子邮箱：kuser@mattkuser.com.....

Monsoon Library

The name pretty much sums it up. If you’re still reading this text, then I’ll elaborate. The library, located in Phoenix, Arizona, seeks to celebrate a unique meteorological phenomenon of the desert southwest – summer monsoon rainstorms. The roof stretches to the site’s boundary maximizing an undulating surface for harvesting the summer rains. The water is conveyed through glazed gutters (no, it will never leak) that bring the patrons inside into contact, more intimately with the natural events outside.

季风图书馆

这是位于亚利桑那州凤凰城的图书馆，处于沙漠西南，具有独特的气候现象，夏季季风暴雨。屋顶一直延伸到边界最远处，其起伏的表面为了收集夏季雨水。水通过绝不泄露的玻璃水槽，通过室内，让人们更密切的与大自然联系。

Actors Theatre

An intimate, 250 seat drama theatre originated from two “big ideas”

One, the building’s organization should re-interpret the language of the theatre company. For example, flying sets become a flying house volume. Catwalks from the theatre become raised circulation paths, and the traditional Proscenium becomes the super structure that holds everything together.

Two, the house should have continuous bench seating rather than the typical armrest models.

演员剧团

这个拥有250个亲密座位的剧院源于两个大“思路”
1 建筑的组织应该重构关于剧场的语言。比如：悬挂的构建被处理成体量更大的悬挂屋，走秀台与构建结合，成为交通流线的一部分。
2 里面的座椅是连续的背靠式长凳，而不是常见的单独一个个座椅。

Skyway

FYI, after re-considering this proposal, I have concluded that the elevated skyway ought to be an open-air horizontal park (no, not the highline, but yes, basically the highline). So close your eyes and replace the cyan with a soft green of your choice. Bang, urban park, accessible to office workers in the existing towers. Maybe I’ll re-submit it next year.

空中航线

我认为空中航线应该是一个露天的水平式公园(不是高架交通，是基于其的一个设想)。所以闭上眼睛想象一下上班族们从嫩绿色的城市公园到达塔楼吧。也许我明年会再次参赛。

Micro-Macro Block

More like a concrete Pringles chip than a block, this material-intensive studio’s aim was developing a full-scale prototype for an architectural element. My partner and I chose to build a screen wall by casting several dozen fabric-reinforced Pringles and bolting them together, with elegant PVC fittings we custom built.

微宏块

基本单元很像品客薯片。材料密集型的课题是为了通过全尺寸模型对建筑要素进行研究。我和搭档们把这些“品客薯片”通过定制的，优雅的PVC构建联接，形成一个幕墙。

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ACE Campus

The non-profit conservation corps. and former employer of mine, ACE, was interested in designing a corporate headquarters in Northern Arizona. The project explore the site in section, at one moment you are underground, and at another, you’re in the tree canopy. Critics derided the Ewok Village, but tell me you wouldn’t want to sleep like a monkey among the trees. That’s what I though!

ACE园区

这是一个非盈利性环境保护公司，也是我的前任雇主ACE,公司有意向在亚利桑那州北部简历中部。这个项目对部分场地进行了谈说，一会你在地下，一会你又在树梢间。有批评者嘲笑Ewok村，他们告诉我没人想像猴子一样在树冠间睡觉。但这恰恰是我想的。

Holocaust Memorial

I felt guilty laughing at this competition, given the sensitive nature of the program. For those of you who have been to the Jersey shore boardwalk, you can relate. The site doesn’t exactly scream, “remember the Jews.” But hey, it was an open international competition so I submitted. The image is practically undecipherable, I know, but I was hoping it would draw intrigue. I guess not. Basically, it’s a series of canted planes that support a ramp, a ramp to nowhere, except a view of the ocean.

大屠杀纪念馆

我对嘲弄这个竞赛感到有些内疚，因为此方案涉及问题非常敏感，特别是在新泽西海岸区域。虽然谷德网不会尖叫着宣传“记得犹太人”，但是，这是一个开放性的国际竞赛。图像似乎无法说明一切，但是我希望它足够吸引人，斜坡被悬空支撑起，倾斜无处不在，除了海景观望处。.

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