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MVRDV News Architecture Designs - latest additions to this page, arranged chronologically: Madla Revheim Masterplan, Stavenger, Norway Design: MVRDV + Space Group image from architects Madla Revheim Masterplan - 7 May 2013 Alongside three other teams, MVRDV and Space Group presented their proposal for a new masterplan for Madla-Revheim outside Stavanger, Norway this week. Madla-Revheim is the main development area outside Stavanger, for which MVRDV and Space Group were to implement 4000 housing units on the 780 acres site area, in addition to public programs and sports facilities. Presqu’ile de Caen Redevelopment, north west France - exclusive to e-architect image from architects Caen Masterplan - 2 May 2013 La Grande Mosaique, MVRDV selected to transform 600ha former industry in Caen, Normandy. SPLA, the public development agency for the transformation of the Presqu’ile de Caen, has chosen MVRDV out of 3 competitors to transform the 600ha area consisting of former industry and ports. The MVRDV plan envisions the future of Caen Presqu’ile as a collection of gardens surrounded by intensified urban area. It envisions Caen as attractive city with a connection to the sea whilst interventions improve landscape, environment, mobility and connections. The project is planned to last ten years or longer. Hongqiao Airport Central Business District, Shanghai, China image from architect Hongqiao Airport Central Business District - 25 Apr 2013 Sincere Property, MVRDV and Aedas have started construction on a Central Business District at Shanghai’s mostly domestic airport Hongqiao. The 4.5ha site is located near Hongqiao Airport train station at the corner of Shenhai Express Way and Shenbin Road. The plan comprises ten office towers, an underground shopping centre, cultural program, parking and a sunken plaza which will bring a more intimate form of urban life into an area currently dominated by large boulevards and urban expressway’s. The project’s completion is planned for 2015. Book Mountain - Spijkenisse Public Library, Rotterdam, The Netherlands picture : Jeroen Musch MVRDV Book Mountain - 28 Mar 2013 + 4 Oct 2012 An advertisement for reading : MVRDV completes Book Mountain and Library Quarter Spijkenisse. Today Spijkenisse Book Mountain and the adjacent residential neighbourhood will be opened by Prinses Laurentien of the Netherlands. Manifesting itself clearly as a mountain of books on the town's market square, it is both an advertisement and an invitation for reading. The Beam, Villeneuve d'Ascq, north east France picture © MVRDV Villeneuve d’Ascq Masterplan MVRDV win Competition with ‘The Beam’, Marking the Urban Renewal of Villeneuve d’Ascq, France. Development corporation ADIM Nord with MVRDV and de Alzua+ have been announced the winners of an urban renewal competition in the French town of Villeneuve d’Ascq, beating four other entries. The masterplan for a crucial site in the town centre adjacent to an inner city motorway, is the starting point of a wider regeneration of the area’s public space. An iconic building, The Beam, will hover over the motorway signalling urban renewal and acting as visual reference point for the town’s centre. MVRDV Glass Farm, Schijndel, Netherlands picture © MVRDV MVRDV Glass Farm - 17 Jan 2013 In 1944 the small Brabant town of Schijndel which is the birthplace of Winy Maas suffered from Operation Market Garden bombings resulting in an oversized market square. In 1980 the then 20 year old Winy Maas urged the mayor to fill in the gap. DNB Bank Headquarters, Oslo, Norway - completion news MVRDV photo : Jiri Havran DNB Bank Headquarters Oslo - 13 Dec 2012 The MVRDV designed main building has 17 unique floors and a surface of 36,500m2. The pixelated volume based on small-scale working units adapts to the various influences of the urban context, combining an efficient and flexible internal organisation with a variety of specific communal spaces such as the main entrance lobby, a transparent trading floor, a sheltered public passage, respect for urban view lines and collective terraces overlooking the fjord to the south. MVRDV Teletech Campus Dijon wins ARSEG 2012 Award photo : Philippe Ruault Teletech Campus Dijon - 11 Dec 2012 French Institution Arseg (Association des directeurs de l'environnement de travail) devoted to excellent working conditions has chosen the transformed former Mustard Laboratory Teletech Campus in Dijon for the annual Award in the category “Working Environment : Execution and Completion of a Real Estate Project”. MVRDV is extremely proud that a project exemplary for smart reuse has been chosen. Peruri 88, Jakarta, Indonesia Design: MVRDV / Jerde / Arup image from architects Peruri 88 Indonesia - 19 Nov 2012 An international design team made up of MVRDV (overall design), The Jerde Partnership (commercial podium) and ARUP, together with developer Wijaya Karya – Benhil Property, have collaborated to create Peruri 88 – a new landmark icon for Jakarta. Peruri 88 will be a vertical city in one building combining Jakarta´s need for more green spaces with the need for densification. The tower is a 400m tall mixed-use project. Recent MVRDV Buildings + Designs Almere Floriade 2022, The Netherlands MVRDV picture © MVRDV Almere Floriade 2022 - 6 Jul 2012 The City of Almere is one of the four Dutch cities left in the race for the prestigious horticultural Expo which takes place once every ten years in the Netherlands and is currently open in Venlo. The MVRDV plan for Almere is not a temporary expo site but a lasting green Cité Idéale as a green extension of the existing city centre. Baltyk Tower, Poznań, Poland picture © MVRDV Baltyk Tower - 18 Jun 2012 Investment corporation Sophia Sp. z.o.o and MVRDV present the Baltyk Tower, to be realised in the Polish city of Poznań. The office tower with a total surface of 25.000 m² will be located at Rondo Kaponiera at the Eastern entrance to the historic city and will feature retail and a panorama restaurant with a proposed one room hotel. Completion is scheduled for 2014. 11 May 2012 MVRDV Exhibition MVRDV exhibition '20' opens in Hamburg, Germany Today a small retrospective exhibition of MVRDV opened at byUSM in Hamburg. The exhibition is the prize given for being elected “A&W-Architect of the Year” by the readers and online users of Germany’s reputed magazine Architektur&Wohnen. picture © MVRDV picture © MVRDV Winy Maas, Jacob van Rijs and Nathalie de Vries yesterday accepted the award and opened the exhibition. It is an overview of 20 years of the work of MVRDV in quotes, models, images, books and films. A small installation features a variety of models that have not been exhibited before. The show is open until June 11th and part of the Hamburger Architektur Sommer, it is planned to travel. 18 Apr 2012 MVRDV 'Architect of the Year' Award MVRDV receives A&W architect of the year award, Netherlands Also, e-architect exclusively report that a retrospective exhibition is coming soon: it will show a timeline and models of 20 years of MVRDV. The award was rewarded by the readers of the magazine in a vote. The practice beat Snohetta and David Chipperfield Architects. Winy Maas, Jacob van Rijs, Nathalie de Vries - MVRDV: picture © MVRDV MVRDV has been voted architect of the year by the readers of German architecture and interior magazine A&W (Architektur & Wohnen). The readers appreciated the fact that “MVRDV has realised recognizable concepts and spectacular buildings.” The award will be handed over on May 11 in Hamburg after a laudation by Kristin Feireiss. On May 11 a small retrospective exhibition titled “What’s Next?” opens as part of the Hamburg Architecture Summer at byUSM, Plan 6, Hamburg. The exhibition will be a time line of the office history and a city of models; most have never been exhibited before. The Barcode House near Munich is one of the 3 realised MVRDV projects in Germany: picture © MVRDV Landscape architect Anouk Vogel receives the USM-Mentoring award for Architecture by A&W”. MVRDV has nominated Anouk Vogel who has realised a few highly inspiring poetic designs such as Cacticity. Anouk Vogel receives USM Mentor Award picture © MVRDV Cacticity by Anouk Vogel picture © MVRDV Recent MVRDV Designs Mirador Sanchinarro, Madrid, Spain Architects: MVRDV / Blanca Lleó Associates photo : Rob’t Hart Mirador Sanchinarro - 4 Jan 2012 Sanchinarro is a residential suburb on the north east edge of Madrid. Surrounded by highways, with views towards the Guadarrama Mountains. The building was developed as a reference point for the city extension and region at large, as a counterpoint against the massive uniformity of the surrounding blocks. The 22 level building acts as a frame for the distant landscape. Bastide Niel, Bordeaux, France picture © MVRDV Bastide Niel - 12 Dec 2011 Master plan for Bastide Niel, a 35ha extension of Bordeaux’ city centre onto the right bank of Garonne River. The dense urban master plan will offer 3200 homes, offices and urban amenities, respect the existing fabric of the city and become one of the largest zero energy neighbourhoods in the world. The project Bastide Niel, with an envisioned urban program of up to 375.000m2 is regarded the most significant contemporary urban intervention in Bordeaux. Twin Towers - The Cloud at Yongsan Dreamhub, Seoul, South Korea image © MVRDV Yongsan Masterplan Seoul - 8 Dec 2011 Alphabet Building, Amsterdam, The Netherlands picture © MVRDV Alphabet Building by MVRDV - 20 May 2011 Amsterdam based project development corporation NIC started sale of the MVRDV designed Alphabet building. In Amsterdam small and mid-size creative companies have trouble finding suitable office space. The Alphabet building communicates through a clear exterior design which reveals on the East façade the house number and at the main façade its extension for each company, a letter of the alphabet. MVRDV Building News 2010/11 Buildings / Designs, chronological: China Comic and Animation Museum, Hangzhou, China image © MVRDV China Comic and Animation Museum   Future Towers, Pune, India picture © MVRDV Future Towers   Pushed Slab, Paris, France image from MVRDV, architects Pushed Slab   MVRDV Building News 2009   China Hills - Exhibition, Beijing Centre for the Arts, China image from MVRDV, architects MVRDV : China Hills Exhibition   Rotterdam Market Hall The Netherlands image from architects Rotterdam Market Hall   The Why Factory, Delft, The Netherlands photo © TU Delft Why Factory Delft - MVRDV the Tribune   Shenzhen 4 in 1 Towers, China image from MVRDV, architects Shenzhen Skyscrapers   Balancing Barn, England image from architects Balancing Barn Suffolk   Key Older MVRDV Buildings   Gwanggyo City Centre Competition near Seoul, Korea image from MVRDV, architects Gwanggyo Competition   Celosia housing Madrid, Spain photo from MVRDV, architects MVRDV - Spanish Housing   Gemini Space - Frøsilos, Havnestad, Copenhagen, Denmark with Jørgensen & Wolhfeldts picture © Adrian Welch Gemini Housing : pair of former seed silos WoZoCo housing Amsterdam The Netherlands photograph © Adrian Welch WoZoCo housing : famous Dutch building More projects by MVRDV online soon MVRDV Buildings - older projects + alphabetical list

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MVRDV Architects - Background

1984-1990 - Technical University Delft, Faculty of Construction, Engineering, Departments of Architecture and Urban Design

1991 - Winy Maas co-founded MVRDV with Jacoiv van Rijs & Natalie de Vries - the 'Office of Architecture and Urbanism' in Rotterdam. He worked with Unesco and with OMA (Office of Metropolitan Architecture) in Rotterdam.

Winy Maas teaches and lectures at the Architectural Association, London, the Technical University, Delft, the Berlage Institute, Amsterdam, and the Academies of Architecture and Urban Planning in Rotterdam and Amsterdam.

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