MVRDV

These buildings look like mutant 3D models come to life

Nothing is what it seems in MVRDV’s latest project.

This infamous communist-era pyramid is being reborn as a tech hub

The Pyramid of Tirana was a symbol of Albania’s brutal dictator. Now, MVRDV has plans to convert it into an “inhabited monument.”

This Huge Concrete Seesaw Turns Flood Infrastructure Into Fun

The stunning installation will rock back and forth with the tide along the Dutch seashore.

Half Of This Amazing New Library’s Books Are Actually Fake

Thanks to impatient clients, many of the shelves in this impressive library are full of faux volumes that nobody can read.

Seoul’s New High Line Acts Like A Plant Nursery For The Rest Of The City

A 1970s-era overpass that once cut through the city is now a public garden.

This Skyscraper Looks Like God Reached Down And Twisted It Into A Twizzler

In Praise Of Architectural Extravagance

What Famous Buildings Would Look Like Animated

MVRDV’s Furniture Playfully Undermines Urban Sprawl

New From MVRDV: A Giant Mirrored Funhouse Filled With Art

Extreme Makeover: MVRDV Transforms A Drab Building With A Splashy Facade

An old commercial building in Gangnam, Seoul, gets a new lease on life.

MVRDV’s Newest: A Community Center That’s Also A Digital Collage

To please the residents of a small Dutch town, MVRDV based its latest building on a survey of nearby farmhouses, printing a digital collage of their best features onto a stark glass facade.

MVRDV’s New Library Is A Glittering Monument To Reading

MVRDV Designs A 3-D Plant Library On A Fake Island

House Of The Week: MVRDV’s Barcode Villa Is 9 Houses In 1

Several years ago, Claudia Langer and Gregor Wöltje hired MVRDV to build a house on the outskirts of Munich. Instead, they got nine houses.

House Of The Week: MVRDV’s Barcode Villa Is 9 Houses In 1

Several years ago, Claudia Langer and Gregor Wöltje hired MVRDV to build a house on the outskirts of Munich. Instead, they got nine houses.

To Appease Planning Regs, MVRDV Builds A Digital Copy Of Local Farms

The Dutch architects get cheekily literal with a design constraint to respect vernacular architecture.

MVRDV Designs A 144-Block Eco Nabe That’ll Be “Zero Energy”

From a Ground Zero look-alike to a “zero energy” neighborhood. MVRDV sure is busy!

Do These Skyscrapers Remind You Of The 9/11 Attacks? MVRDV Responds

The architects have apparently received a spate of threatening calls and email from people accusing them of being “Al Qaeda lovers or worse.”