CTBUH Silver Member

MVRDV

About

Member Offices: Rotterdam

Website: https://www.mvrdv.com

MVRDV is one of the most innovative architectural practices in the world, with offices in Rotterdam, Shanghai and Paris and 250 architects, designers, urban planners and service staff who develop projects in a multi-disciplinary, iterative, collaborative design process involving rigorous technical and creative investigations. These have resulted in a range of building types, urban plans and conceptual visions in 45 countries, and extends to research, publications and exhibitions.
MVRDV pursues a fascination for radical, investigative spatial research focusing on the urban landscape, the public realm, and the influence of architecture on the everyday lives of its inhabitants and users. Their research-based approach drives spatial innovation in the fields of architecture, urbanism and landscape design, with a focus on the social and environmental integration and impacts of buildings. The results are exemplary, outspoken projects, which enable our cities and landscapes develop towards a greener, more sustainable and attractive future.

Fields of Expertise

Architecture; Urban Design

Membership details

Membership Level

Contributor

Member Since

Member Offices

  • Rotterdam

Buildings

Rank
Name
Status

Completed

Architecturally Topped Out

Structurally Topped Out

Under Construction

On Hold

Proposed

Vision

Never Completed

Demolished

Competition Entry

Canceled

Proposed Renovation

Under Renovation

Renovated

Under Demolition

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Height

1

Peruri 88

389 m / 1,276 ft

2

Taipei Twin Tower 1

337 m / 1,106 ft

3

Taipei Twin Tower 2

280 m / 919 ft

4

Vanke 3D City

250 m / 820 ft

5

Havana & Philadelphia

150 m / 492 ft

6

Downtown One

140 m / 459 ft

7

Sky Village

126 m / 413 ft

8

Grotius I

120 m / 394 ft

9

Hochhaus Tower

110 m / 361 ft

10

Grotius II

100 m / 328 ft

Building Completions Timeline

 

Videos

18 October 2016

What’s Next?: How Do We Make Vertical Urban Design?

It seems sometimes as if the further away from the ground we rise, the more architectonic and less urban our buildings become. Skyscrapers have always...

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Research

17 October 2016

What’s Next?: How Do We Make Vertical Urban Design?

It seems sometimes as if the further away from the ground we rise, the more architectonic and less urban our buildings become. Skyscrapers have always...

View all

Global News

23 October 2019

Designs for New San Francisco Development Revealed

A canyon-like tower by MVRDV and a twisting structure by Studio Gang are among the buildings to be revealed for a new San Francisco development....

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Rank
Name
City
Height

1

Peruri 88

Jakarta

389 m

1,276 ft

2

Taipei Twin Tower 1

Taipei

337 m

1,106 ft

3

The Cloud Tower 1

Seoul

300 m

984 ft

4

Taipei Twin Tower 2

Taipei

280 m

919 ft

5

The Cloud Tower 2

Seoul

260 m

853 ft

6

Vanke 3D City

Shenzhen

250 m

820 ft

7

Gwanggyo Ekonhill

Suwon

225 m

738 ft

8

Havana & Philadelphia

Rotterdam

150 m

492 ft

9

Downtown One

Tirana

140 m

459 ft

10

Sky Village

Copenhagen

126 m

413 ft

11

Grotius I

The Hague

120 m

394 ft

12

Hochhaus Tower

Vienna

110 m

361 ft

13

Grotius II

The Hague

100 m

328 ft

14

Valley 1

Amsterdam

97 m

318 ft

15

Silhouette

Moscow

78 m

256 ft

16

Mission Rock Building A

San Francisco

77 m

254 ft

17

Valley 2

Amsterdam

76 m

249 ft

18

Valley 3

Amsterdam

66 m

217 ft

19

Baltyk Tower

Poznan

65 m

213 ft

20

Mirador Building

Madrid

63 m

208 ft

21

DnB Nor A

Oslo

63 m

206 ft

22

Nieuw Bergen

Eindhoven

62 m

203 ft

23

Pixel Tower 4

Abu Dhabi

- m

- ft

24

KoolKiel Hotel Tower

Kiel

- m

- ft

24

Pixel Tower 3

Abu Dhabi

- m

- ft

26

Pixel Tower 2

Abu Dhabi

- m

- ft

26

Pixel Tower 5

Abu Dhabi

- m

- ft

28

Weenapoint Phase 3, Tower 2

Rotterdam

- m

- ft

29

Pixel Tower 6

Abu Dhabi

- m

- ft

30

KoolKiel Office Tower

Kiel

- m

- ft

31

Pixel Tower 7

Abu Dhabi

- m

- ft

32

Pixel Tower 1

Abu Dhabi

- m

- ft

33

Weenapoint Phase 3, Tower 1

Rotterdam

- m

- ft

Statistics

150 m+ Buildings

1 Under Constr.

Average Building Age*

13 Years

Most Common Function*

Mixed-use (53%), 9 Buildings

Most Common Material*

Concrete (100%), 4 Buildings

* Based on 150 m+ buildings currently in the database.

Total: 17 Buildings for which a function has been assigned.
 
Total: 4 Buildings for which a material has been assigned.
 

*Based on 17 Completed & Under Construction Buildings

Building Completions Timeline

 

Construction Time Chart

NOTE: Construction start time is not available for all buildings. The average construction time is only displayed if there is three or more buildings with construction start and complete data in that year.

 

Videos

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18 October 2016 | Rotterdam

What’s Next?: How Do We Make Vertical Urban Design?

It seems sometimes as if the further away from the ground we rise, the more architectonic and less urban our buildings become. Skyscrapers have always...

18 October 2016 | Shenzhen

Tall Buildings and Context: Appropriate High Rise Vernaculars

The issue of skyscraper form and expression being appropriate to cultural and social context is currently a hotly debated topic in China, as well as...

18 October 2016 | Shenzhen

CTBUH 2016 China Conference Plenary 3: Cities to Megacities: The Future Q & A

October 18, 2016. Shenzhen, China.Carol Willis, The Skyscraper Musuem; Chao (Ivan) Wan, Tencent Holdings Limited; Jonathan Ward, NBBJ; Stefano Boeri, Stefano Boeri Architetti; Winy Maas,...

Research

17 October 2016

What’s Next?: How Do We Make Vertical Urban Design?

Winy Mass, MVRDV

It seems sometimes as if the further away from the ground we rise, the more architectonic and less urban our buildings become. Skyscrapers have always...

17 October 2016

Cities to Megacities: Perspectives

CTBUH 2016 Conference Speakers

The CTBUH 2016 International Conference is being held in the three cities of the Pearl River Delta, the world’s largest “megacity,” projected to have 120...

07 June 2010

Interview: Winy Maas, MVRDV

Winy Maas, MVRDV

The urban future of Chinese cities could take the shape of supersized parabolic structures in and around current cities. Imagine a range of various green...

Global News

23 October 2019

Designs for New San Francisco Development Revealed

A canyon-like tower by MVRDV and a twisting structure by Studio Gang are among the buildings to be revealed for a new San Francisco development....

28 January 2019

Mixed-Use Complex Proposed for Kiel

MVRDV have released details of their proposed mixed-use complex, designed to redevelop a post-industrial site in Kiel, Germany. The 65,000-square-meter proposal will adopt a flexible...

28 January 2019

Mixed-Use Complex Proposed for Kiel

MVRDV have released details of their proposed mixed-use complex, designed to redevelop a post-industrial site in Kiel, Germany. The 65,000-square-meter proposal will adopt a flexible...

CTBUH Initiatives Involving MVRDV

Skybridges: Bringing the Horizontal into the Vertical Realm

02 July 2020

This symposium gathered many successful practitioners sharing their experiences and discussing the recreation of the urban realm in the sky through connections between buildings at height.

CTBUH Berlin Event 2019: Urban Densification

18 September 2019

The latest CTBUH Berlin Event addressed the question of how architects and designers can manage urban densification, while at the same time ensuring high standards of quality.

CTBUH Israel’s Tel Aviv Regional Conference

13–15 November 2017

The city of Tel Aviv was honored to host the CTBUH Tel Aviv Regional Conference in collaboration with the annual IACIE conference and CTBUH Israel.

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