Archinect

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

A team led by MVRDV has begun construction on a leisure and cultural district in Shanghai on the site of a disused cement factory.

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Deezen

MARCH 25, 2024

Dutch studio MVRDV has revealed a series of residential high-rises arranged around courtyards in Shenzhen 's Qianhai bay, which will form part of a smart city development by technology company Tencent. MVRDV designed Tencent 5 as a social and green development that provides housing to employees working in the city.

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

MVRDV co-founder Nathalie de Vries is among 50 women to be included in the Forbes 50 Over 50: Europe, Middle East, and Africa 2023 list. ” “Dutch architect Nathalie de Vries puts the “DV” in Rotterdam-based design firm MVRDV,” Forbes writes.

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Deezen

JANUARY 11, 2024

Dutch studio MVRDV has released visuals for a neighbourhood in Zwolle, the Netherlands , which will centre around a converted warehouse topped with wooden apartments. MVRDV already has a number of transformations to its name," van Rijs continued.

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Archinect

OCTOBER 21, 2022

MVRDV has completed work on Ascension Paysagère, a residential complex in Rennes, France which takes inspiration from “geological formations.” This stratified arrangement continues at night, with lighting integrated in the ceramic panels becoming more prevalent as the buildings rise.

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Archinect

JULY 14, 2022

Competing under the theme of Together , the 420 total projects will vie for the live-judged festival’s 43 category prizes and culminating World Building, Future Project, Interior, and Landscape of the Year awards at the three-day event, which kicks off in Lisbon on November 30th.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Dutch architecture studio MVRDV has added a colourful gridded facade to a skyscraper in Shenzhen , to create a hotel and centre dedicated to the welfare of women and children. The whole theme of the building is connected to children's well-being and to fresh, colourful, and fun design solutions," said Van Rijs.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Dutch architecture studio MVRDV has added a stepped roof and bright-coloured boxes to a former museum dedicated to Albanian dictator Enver Hoxha in the centre of Tirana , Albania. We did keep some of the original details so visitors are also aware of the building's dark past."

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aasarchitecture

JANUARY 19, 2024

MVRDV is revealing their design for the Lankuaikei Agriculture Development (LAD) Headquarters in Shanghai, an 11-storey terraced office building that brings together both high- and low-tech sustainability strategies under a swooping technological roof to create a showcase for the agriculture technology company.

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Archinect

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Now in its 10th edition, the awards program recognizes "a high-rise building that combines exemplary sustainability, outer shape, inner spatial qualities, and social aspects to form a superior building." This year's jury included MVRDV’s Sven Thorissen, who acted as chairman. View this year's finalists below.

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Deezen

APRIL 4, 2023

Dutch studio MVRDV has released visuals of the Innovation Park Artificial Intelligence, a circular masterplan for a technology and innovation hub in Heilbronn, Germany. According to MVRDV, it was born out of the consortium's ambition to create a reputable tech hub that could compete with the likes of Silicon Valley.

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Deezen

MAY 10, 2023

Dutch architecture studio MVRDV has released visuals of Ziel, a pixelated residential block made up of stone-clad family units for Uruguay's capital, Montevideo , Described by MVRDV "as a stack of country villas", the 15-storey building is being developed to offer residents of the dense Punta Carretas neighbourhood a more suburban lifestyle.

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Housing Visualization Design Cities 126

Deezen

APRIL 29, 2024

SANAA aimed for the new Sydney Modern building to complement its scenic surroundings situated prominently on a hillside overlooking Woolloomooloo Bay in Sydney Harbour. Designed in collaboration with Dutch architecture studio MVRDV and local firm Stonehill Taylor, the 23-storey tower contains a restaurant , shopping spaces and office spaces.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Designed by UK-based studio Zaha Hadid Architects , it will comprise cultural and recreational facilities interspersed with courtyards and outdoor areas. Group of Architects chose a steel truss and wood-grid ceiling to align with the curvy flow of the roof, while the bricks from the old station will be reused on the new facade.

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Deezen

JULY 15, 2022

Dutch studio MVRDV and local practice StudioPOD have turned a disused space beneath a concrete flyover in Mumbai , India, into the One Green Mile linear park. MVRDV and StudioPOD have repurposed disused space beneath a flyover in Mumbai. MVRDV and StudioPOD have repurposed disused space beneath a flyover in Mumbai.

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aasarchitecture

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

This 18-storey rack filled with greenery, housing units and shops is a result of collaboration between MVRDV, landscape architect Alice Tricon and developer OGIC, aiming to create a biodiverse haven challenging traditional apartment living. With La Serre, we bring nature to the heart of the city.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

We've selected five opportunities at top design studios that are available on Dezeen Jobs this week, including positions at Zaha Hadid Architects , MVRDV and Herzog & de Meuron. The building features an undulating roof of compression-bent oak.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Dutch architecture studio MVRDV has unveiled the Tainan Xinhua Fruit and Vegetable Market in Taiwan with an undulating green roof that is accessed by a series of planted terraces. The green roof is interrupted by a four-storey building The project includes a four-storey structure with a pitched roof that punctures the curving green roof.

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Deezen

AUGUST 4, 2022

Dutch studio MVRDV has begun construction on a mixed-use building in Tirana , Albania, which it has modelled on a bust of the country's prominent historical figure Gjergj Kastrioti. The 85-metre-tall Skanderbeg Building, known formally as Tirana's Rock, was designed by MVRDV to double as "a figurative sculpture" of Kastrioti.

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Deezen

MARCH 26, 2024

Copenhagen design studio Fragile has teamed up with architecture office MVRDV and manufacturers CREE and Knauf to launch a modular housing kit informed by a 1950s concept by designers Charles and Ray Eames. Fragile 's system is similarly based on building products and systems already on the market.

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Deezen

JANUARY 19, 2022

Architecture studio MVRDV has released visuals of Sun Rock, a self-sufficient office and operations facility it has designed in Taiwan for the government-owned power company Taipower. MVRDV has designed a solar panel-covered operations facility for Taipower. The building will contain a public gallery. "Of

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Structural Engineering Design Sustainability Engineering 130

Deezen

JANUARY 27, 2023

Dutch architecture studio MVRDV has released a study that aims to offer possible solutions to urban planning in the face of rising sea levels by reimagining the Vancouver waterfront. As sea level rise is gradual, there is time to develop and implement this change if we start now," said MVRDV in the report.

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Archinect

JANUARY 28, 2022

A diverse consortium of architects has been announced for a massive new development called Cultural Terrace on the site of the former Marine Corps Air Station El Toro in Irvine, California led by IBI Group and MVRDV. Interior view of one of the existing military buildings. Image © IBI Group.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Next up in Dezeen's review of 2023 , we look back at 10 headline-grabbing skyscrapers that completed this year, including a spiralling supertall, a 1970s retrofit and the highest building in Brooklyn. The Americas dominate this year's list, with three buildings in New York , two each in Vancouver and Sao Paulo and one in Mexico City.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 4, 2022

The Radio Tower and Hotel, Dutch architecture studio MVRDV 's first completed US design, has opened in Manhattan, featuring colourful , irregularly stacked volumes. It was designed collaboratively by Dutch firm MVRDV and local firm Stonehill Taylor , which acted as the architect of record.

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Deezen

MAY 30, 2022

Dutch architecture studio MVRDV has opened Rotterdam Rooftop Walk, a temporary bright orange rooftop installation in Rotterdam that crosses the rooflines of two adjacent buildings. Rotterdam Rooftop Walk is an orange elevated walkway that was designed by MVRDV. The structure was built by Dutch Steigers. "In

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Deezen

MARCH 12, 2024

Architecture studio Rafael Viñoly Architects has unveiled designs for a terraced residential building in Uruguay , which is the last project designed by the studio's founder. It is the last project designed by architect Rafael Viñoly, who died last year.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

The largest solo exhibition from MAD Architects and the month-long Festival of Design in Shanghai are among the architecture and design events taking place in China featured in Dezeen Events Guide this month. Organised by Design Republic, the festival prioritises providing free access to the public.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

A moving wall that evokes a sailing ship and a roof canopy modelled on a banana tree feature in this roundup , which collects 10 buildings that challenge conventional ways of fitting solar panels to help kick off our Solar Revolution series. Render is courtesy of MVRDV. LAD headquarters, China, by MVRDV. Photo is by Ivar Kvaal.

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Deezen

JUNE 26, 2023

Dutch architecture studio MVRDV has created The Canyon, a housing complex in San Francisco that marks its first completed project on the United States' West Coast. The plan is for all of the buildings to host different aspects of the development's utilities. The photography is by Jason O'Rear.

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aasarchitecture

JANUARY 23, 2024

The process of building within an existing neighbourhood is often fraught with conflict. But in Düsseldorf, developer Cube Real Estate, MVRDV and LOLA Landscape Architects have shown how far a development can go using an approach based around open communication, negotiation, and compromise.

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Archinect

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Licensed architect with 7-10 years of experience here. News Construction has begun, on the Skanderbeg Building by MVRDV , that will provide functional housing and be one of the world’s largest buildings that double as a sculpture. Pay people a living wage and they will work. The so called unicorn.

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Architizer

MARCH 4, 2024

From the subtle to the striking, architects around the world are embracing various color palettes to tell a story and infuse their designs with personality and vitality. Architects are harnessing the transformative potential of color in engaging ways, boldly redefining our built environment.

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Deezen

JUNE 20, 2022

Dutch architecture studio MVRDV has unveiled its plans to transform Herman Hertzberger 's 1970s Centraal Beheer building in the Netherlands into a residential district with over 650 homes. Top: MVRDV will transform Centraal Beheer into housing. The building is comprised of four quadrants, which are divided by two walkways. "For

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Deezen

JULY 17, 2023

Following photos of BIG's soon-to-be-completed HQ in Copenhagen harbour being released last week, Dezeen rounds up 10 architecture studios that designed their own office buildings.

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ArchiDiaries

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Excerpt: Idea Factory is an architectural project designed by MVRDV in China. Project Description. (“Text as submitted by architect”). The building’s original structure has been strengthened so that an extra floor could be added on top to maximise floor area.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Elements of the dismantled Marble Arch Mound that Dutch studio MVRDV designed for central London last year are planned to be reused in the renewal of Ebury estate in Pimlico. Opened in July 2021, the Marble Arch Mound installation was designed by MVRDV as a temporary landscaped viewpoint intended to resemble a hill.

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