MICHELE CONSTANZO
The work of the MVRDV architectural studio can be seen as a symbol for the important turning point in Duth architecture which took place in the 1990s and which set in motion a radical transformation of the country.
MVRDV, established in 1990, is made up of architects who studied under Rem Koolhaas. The practice is one of the most brillant and stimulating exponents of recent Dutch modernism. Through its successful projects, international competitions and publications, it has demonstrted a new and experimental way of understanding and designing the contemporary city. At the end of the 1990s it took the spotlight with the VPRO building in Hilversum and the WoZoCo´s special residential buildings in Amsterdam; these projects were supported contemporaneously by the theorical contributions entitled Farmax and Metacity/Datatown. MVRDV then gained international critical renown with the Dutch Pavilion for the Hanover Expo.
The studio is one of the most dynamic concept and design realities in contemporary architecture, able to produce both theory and design, and actively renew the key words and language of architecture in the context of a reality in deep transformation.
