Biography
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WINY MAAS
1959 - Born in Schijndel
1978/83 - Studies at RHSTL Boskoop, qualifying as a landscape architect.
1984/90 - Studies at the Technical University of Delft's Department of Architecture and Town Planning, graduating with honours.
1994/97 - Member of the editorial staff of Forum
1995/97 - Member of the editorial staff of Items.
1998 - Participates in the National Design Group programme
Winy Maas has worked as an architect and town planner with: Bureau Bakker (Bleeker), D.R.O. (Amsterdam), Kuiper Compagnons (Rotterdam), UNESCO (Nairobi), DHV (Amersfoort) and Rem Koolhaas' Office for Metropolitan Architecture (Rotterdam).
Winy Maas regularly holds lessons and workshops in schools and institutions all over the world (AA London, Berlage Institute Amsterdam, Universities of Delft, Eindhoven, Berlin, Barcelona, Oslo and Vienna, at the Cooper Union New York and in Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston and Princeton).
JACOB VAN RIJS
1964 - Born in Amsterdam
1983/90 - Studies at the Free Academy in The Hague and the Technical University of Delft's Department of Architecture, graduating with honours.
Jacob van Rijs has worked as an architect with: Martinez Lapenas & Torres Arquitectos (Barcelona), Van Berkel en Bos (Amsterdam) and Rem Koolhaas' Office for Metropolitan Architecture (Rotterdam).
Jacob van Rijs regularly holds lessons and workshops in schools and institutions all over the world (TU Delft, Architecture Academy Amsterdam and Rietveld Art Academy Amsterdam, AA London, Cooper Union New York, and also in Texas and at the Universities of Madrid and Barcelona).
NATHALIE DE VRIES
1965 - Born in Appingedam
1984/90 - Studies at the Technical University of Delft's Department of Architecture, graduating with honours.
Nathalie de Vries has worked as an architect with: Martinez Lapenas & Torres Arquitectos (Barcelona), D.J.V. Architects (Rotterdam) and Mecanoo Architects (Delft). Nathalie de Vries regularly holds lectures and workshops in schools and institutions all over the world.
She has been guest professor at the Berlage Institute, at the Academy of Building Arts in Arnhem and at the Faculty of Architecture of the Technical University of Delft.
She is also a member of the Fund for Architecture committee and co-editor of the book Eating Brazil.
Studio MVRDV
1991 - The MVRDV Group was founded in Rotterdam (Netherlands) by Winy Maas, Jacob van Rijs and Nathalie de Vries after winning first prize in the Berlin European Competition.
1997 - Villa VPRO receives the Concrete Award from the Dutch Concrete Association
1997 - Villa VPRO receives the Dudok Award from the Municipality of Hilversum (Netherlands).
1997 - The Wozoco project receives the Merkelbach Award from the Amsterdam Fund for the Arts.
1998 - Double House is awarded an honourable mention for the National Steel Prize,
1999 - The Dutch Pavilion is awarded the Belmont Prize by the German Forberg Schneider Foundation.
2000 - The design of Wozoco's in Amsterdam is awarded the J.A. van Eck Prize by the BNA (Dutch Architects' Association).
2000 - MVRDV is awarded the Fritz Schumacher Prize by the Alfred Toepfer Foundation (Hanover, Germany) for its complete works.
2000 - The Metacity/Datatown installation receives an honourable mention for the Media Art Prize awarded by the Center for Art and Media Technology (Karslruhe, Germany)
Works
1996 - Porterlodges, Hoge Veluwe National Park, Otterloo
1997 - Villa VPRO (Verwaltungs- und Studiogebäude), Hilversum
1997 - RVU Office Building, Hilversum
1997 - Double House / Villa KBWW, Utrecht
1997 - WoZoCo's
1998 - Farmax, Theoretical study
1999 - Brabant 2050 Manifest, Theoretical study
1999 - Metacity/Datatown, Theoretical study
2000 - Borneo Houses, Amsterdam
2000 - Dutch pavilion for EXPO' 2000, Hanover
2001- Wiener Veite Apartments, Vienna 2001
2001 - Braibant Library, Eindhoven
2001 - Pig City, Theoretical study
2001 - Studio Thonik/Ateliers, Amsterdam
2002 - Houses in Ypenburg, Hageneiland
2002 - Container City, Rotterdam
2002 - Silodam, Amsterdam
2002 - Unterföhring Park Village, Munchen, Germany
2002 - Calveen Office Building, Amersfoort
2002 - Villa Plot 5, The Hague
2002 - Flight Forum, Eindhoven
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