MVRDV
MVRDV
Netherlands
Rotterdam studio known for playful, green, very public projects. It turned a 1970s highway overpass by Seoul Station into Seoullo 7017, a raised walkway lined with plants in round pots.
From Wikipedia
MVRDV is a Rotterdam, Netherlands-based architecture and urban design practice founded in 1993 by Winy Maas, Jacob van Rijs and Nathalie de Vries, with additional offices in Berlin, New York, Paris, and Shanghai.
The name and logo is inspired by the industrial music band KMFDM which at the time was one of Jacob van Rijs' favorite bands. It is currently regarded as one of the world's finest architecture firms. MVRDV is an acronym of the founding members' surnames: Winy Maas, Jacob van Rijs, and Nathalie de Vries.
From Wikipedia: MVRDV, opening section, lightly shortened. CC BY-SA 4.0
Buildings in Seoul
- Seoullo 7017 (2017)