About this event
Atelier Gardens: How MVRDV's Joyful Design Ethos Is Innovating Urban Futures
With Klaas Hofman
Join MVRDV for an engaging discussion on the firm’s pioneering architectural approach that combines research, collaboration and innovation. With a commitment to sustainability and resilience, MVRDV’s projects reflect a multi-disciplinary design process incorporating input from clients, stakeholders, and experts from diverse fields, harnessing collective expertise to address contemporary urban challenges. This presentation will showcase how MVRDV transforms urban landscapes through inventive mixed-use buildings, revitalization of existing structures, and forward-thinking urban masterplans, all while maintaining a joyful and optimistic design ethos.
By attending this talk, you'll learn:
- How collaborative design processes foster innovative and sustainable architectural solutions.
- The significance of integrating nature and community needs into urban developments.
- How MVRDV's research initiatives shape the future of architecture and urbanism.
We'll also be getting hyped up for Season 13 of Architizer's A+Awards program, which launches this October — register now to make sure your firm is a part of it this year!
About Klaas Hofman
Klaas joined MVRDV in 2008 as an architect and was appointed as a senior associate in 2017. He is a strong conceptual designer leading a wide variety of architectural and urban projects. As a project leader, Klaas is responsible for the Almere 2.0 vision, Almere Oosterwold and Almere Floriade World Expo, the winning competition designs for Ku.Be House of Movement in Copenhagen and the Ragnarock Museum in Roskilde (both completed in 2016), the Port Information Center ‘Portlantis’ in Rotterdam (currently under construction) and the award-winning ‘High Profile’ luminaires. “The great quality of MVRDV is the ongoing sense of curiosity that drives the ambition to create something new and innovative. It allows me to work on a great variety of projects that are always surprising, challenging, inspiring and motivating.”
About Hannah Feniak
Hannah Feniak is Architizer’s Managing Editor. A trained art historian and educator focusing on architecture, urbanism and photography, Hannah graduated from McGill University and received her MA at NYU, where she later completed a PhD in modern architectural history and theory. When she’s not leading our talented team of writers and interviewing the industry’s most innovative designers, Hannah will likely be found exploring the latest exhibition openings.
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