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A selection of videos from our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@Mars_architects_bali

IN//FORMALITY https://youtu.be/S6vb43jH5xk?si=LBvp7OprAmHiMtN1

MEXICO'S INSTANT RELIC -- Archeology of the Anthropocene

https://youtu.be/rwLG1PbC8vw?si=5x8FKl32Fut5hHnB
Two years ago Foster's $13 billion Mexico City airport scrapped after public vote, halfway during construction. Buying out the running contracts was more expensive than completing the project, but the new president pushed on. Seeing the spectacular ruins of the project flood with runoff water, we should however be happy it never happened. Situated in the lowest point of an ecological basic it would have had pump water constantly, just to stay dry, at tremendous (environmental) annual cost. Now a so-called "geo-park" is planned on its site. This is the historic basin where the water from the ring of surrounding mountains accumulate, on which the survival of Mexico City has depended for centuries... more at IG: MARS_architects_bali

VIDEO INTRO Neville Mars at TEDx Shanghai: "China, on the road to planning 100 new ecocities will face five fundamental obstacles, that lay bare contradictions right at the heart of the planning discipline..". Other talks on video, including other TED talks, Harvard GSD, Global Ecocities Forum, available on request.**

DCF movies, clips and animations

For MARS talks, visit Neville Mars

The Chinese Dream trailer

Trailer for the book The Chinese Dream

Movie link: Exhibition Hall Movie.mov

Movie link: Tianjin CBD masterplan animation

Project details still closed.

NEON DREAMS

Installation "8 steps towards the Chinese Dream" for the Shenzhen Architectural Biennial.
Movie link: NEON DREAMS - continuous
Movie link: NEON DREAMS and ROAD - compilation

BBT

Animation:
Movie link: BBTV
Clip of installation.
Movie link: BBTV - infojections

Further reading Beijing Boom Tower project.

Beijing Rising

Movie made with a camera attached to a helium balloon and 400 meter of rope.
The balloon is released above the newly erected Wang Jing; a sub-center of Beijing of half a million inhabitants.
Movie link: Beijing Rising

Hotel without Operator / Bubble Building

A bubble shaped building block that aims to increase the effective height of commercial architecture.

Movie link: Bubble building slideshow.
Further reading: THE RETAIL BUBBLE

Boloni Hotel and Flagship store - concept animation

Animation of the outdoor stage in different configurations
Design for a Hotel and flagship store on Beijing's East Fifth Ring Road.

Further reading: HOTEL

The Cunning City

Animation of an imaginary city entirely evolved under market forces.
Movie link: cunning city slide show FULL version

Movie link: Cunning City clickable slide show

Further reading The Cunning City chapter.

Solar Forest

SOLAR FOREST Clip 1

GBD

Proposal for Gao Bei Dian Art + design district and the design of the L-building .

D_RAIL

This is a video compilation of the D_rail and urban planning software connected in our Beijing_REAL_TIME interactive installation.
D_RAIL interactive installation video compilation