--- description: Find out why Ma Yansong is one of the 100 most influential people of 2025. title: Ma Yansong: The 100 Most Influential People of 2025 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt78f16d98c08e10bd/6998c5c0c8dcb451f2b5008e/time100-2025-ma-yansong.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Apr 16, 2025 # Ma Yansong by George Lucas  Li Xiao I have been a fan of architect Ma Yansong from his earliest works. His designs never cease to amaze and inspire me. This year, he has unveiled projects that include a striking building in Denver that takes inspiration from canyons, and Fenix, a spiraling new art museum in the Netherlands that explores human migration. Like his mentor, the great Zaha Hadid, he has been at the forefront of a massive change in architecture that will transform our structures for generations. It’s why I was so excited to collaborate with him on the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, which opens [next year](https://www.lucasmuseum.org/building "undefined"). I believe visitors will come not just for the collection, but also the building—it’s a work of art in and of itself. Ma is a great and willing partner in the creation process. It is a joy working with him. _Lucas is an Oscar-nominated filmmaker and philanthropist_ Ma Yansong Is on the 2025 TIME100 List ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2025/7273767/ma-yansong/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2025/7273767/ma-yansong/"},"headline":"Ma Yansong","datePublished":"2025-04-16T10:30:00.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-03T00:45:58.744Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2025/7273767/ma-yansong/","keywords":["TIME100","franchise","Magazine","Special Project","sponsorshipblock","Accolades","T100innovators2025"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt78f16d98c08e10bd/6998c5c0c8dcb451f2b5008e/time100-2025-ma-yansong.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"creator":"TIME Staff","articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt78f16d98c08e10bd/6998c5c0c8dcb451f2b5008e/time100-2025-ma-yansong.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2025/7273767/ma-yansong/","name":"Ma Yansong"}}]}] ```