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MVRDV
MVRDV ist ein niederländisches Architekturbüro, gegründet in Rotterdam im Jahr 1993: Der Name ist das Akronym der Gründungsmitglieder Winy Maas (1959), Jacob van Rijs (1964) und Nathalie de Vries (1965). Das Unternehmen ist auf dem internationalen Gebiet in allen Bereichen der Architektur und Stadtplanung tätig und hat es sich zur Aufgabe gemacht, Projekte zu entwerfen, an denen Kunden, Interessenvertreter und Fachleute beteiligt sind, die bereits in der ....
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Frits Van Dongen
Dutch architect Frits van Dongen (1946) graduated in 1980 from the University of Technology, Delft and began working with Kas Oosterhuis (1951), with whom he would produce notable publications and projects. In 1985 he founded Van Dongen Architekten in Delft. The Natal complex in Rotterdam paved the way for a series of large-scale housing projects which, along with his masterplans, are characteristic of his subsequent body of work. Three years later he founded ....
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César Portela
Cesar Portela (1937) studied at the Higher School of Architecture in Madrid and Barcelona, where he graduated in 1966 and received his doctorate two years later. In the following decades, he has held seminars and lectures in many international universities and institutions, including schools of architecture in Pamplona, Nancy, Caracas, Naples, Lisbon and Weimar. His early works include the parish house in Marín (1968), a bold prism on a baroque church, and the housing for ....