Nathalie de Vries

Nathalie de Vries (born 1965 in Appingedam) is a Dutch architect, lecturer and urbanist.[1] In 1993 together with Winy Maas and Jacob van Rijs she set up MVRDV.

MVRDV

Great Work The Ceiling Of The Market Hall In Rotterdam on which de Vries was co-designer

In 1993, together with Winy Maas and Jacob van Rijs, she founded the MVRDV studio (an acronym of the initials of the names of the three founders), after winning jointly the competition Europan in 1991 with their project Berlin Voids.[2] MvRdV produces designs and studies in the fields of architecture, urban studies and landscape design.[3]

Publications

• FARMAX (010 Publishers, Rotterdam, 1999)
• Metacity/Datatown (010 Publishers, Rotterdam, 1999)
• Reading MVRDV (NAi Publishers, Rotterdam, 2003)
• Spacefighter The evolutionary city game (Actar, Barcelona, 2005)
• KM3 EXCURSIONS ON CAPACITIES (Actar, Barcelona, 2006)

References

1. "Nathalie de Vries". UIA World Congress of Architects. Retrieved 2024-02-23.
2. Architecture, Hidden (2022-11-04). "Urban Voids". Hidden Architecture. Retrieved 2024-02-23.
3. "A Broader Vision: MVRDV's Nathalie de Vries on Running a Business, Reinventing Practice, and Leading by Example". Madame Architect. 4 March 2020. Retrieved 2021-11-02.

Further reading

• MVRDV 1997-2003 (El Croquis, Madrid, Spain, 2003)
• Frey, Darcy "Crowded House" - The New York Times Magazine, June 8, 2008

External links

• MVRDV website
• photo gallery: mvrdv projects
• Mirador building, Madrid