St. Francis of Assisi Church in Heerlen, the Netherlands, has been vacant since 2023. The architects imagine it with a new social function. (Courtesy MVRDV) St. Francis of Assisi Church has been ...

Many years ago, while pursuing my architectural studies at university, I had the privilege of embarking on field trips to the Netherlands, where we had the opportunity to immerse ourselves in the ...

Dutch architecture and urban design practice MVRDV is adding to its catalog with plans for a new library in Wuhan, China. The new plan is the result of MVRDV’s winning of a recent competition to ...

When it comes to designing buildings that look like mountains, MVRDV is in a league of its own. That may sound like a spurious claim, but the Rotterdam-based firm regularly injects a jolt of playful ...

Katherine Martinko is an expert in sustainable living. She holds a degree in English Literature and History from the University of Toronto. Years ago I believed architects should go back to the ABCs ...

The Music Centre will house the BBC Symphony Orchestra, the BBC Symphony Chorus, the BBC Concert Orchestra and the BBC Singers, allowing the BBC to consolidate the activities of its musical ensembles ...

Celebrating the 500th anniversary of the Fuggerei social housing in Augsburg, Germany, MVRDV has collaborated with Fugger Foundation to initiate a conversation about the future architectural and urban ...

MVRDV has unveiled plans to sustainably transform one of its seminal projects, the Dutch Pavilion at the 2000 World Expo in Hannover. The redesign will highlight the Expo Pavilion’s reputation as a ...

Winnipeg’s 5468796 Architecture and Toronto’s LAMA’s studio have been featured in the second edition of Domus Magazine’s 50 Best Architecture Firms list. Assembled by architects and scholars who are ...

Seoul has announced yet another inspiring eco-oriented urban project — a waterfront revitalization scheme designed by Dutch firm MVRDV. Dubbed “The Weaves,” the new public space will transform the ...

MVRDV was commissioned to design two buildings in South Korea that contain a nightclub and other facilities, and require no windows. The firm took the opportunity to do something different and created ...