Jacob van Rijs

17/11/2016

Happy birthday !
Celebrating its 10th birthday already!
To us, there is a time before Dezeen and after Dezeen. This incredible endless online stream of the latest designs, the global reach, the fast pace, the raw comments. It was a revolution in architecture media that took place 10 years ago.

09/11/2016

Hot! Hot! Hot! Dezeen's Hotlist has been published today and MVRDV scores pretty well!
Top 400 Hot List: #9!
Top 10 Hottest Architects: #7!

02/11/2016

Rock the boat, awesome!
posted this awesome collage of our Silodam project. Great stuff and keep it coming people!

01/11/2016

Winy Maas on 'The Talks'!
Check the link in our BIO to read the interview!
Together with: and many others..

30/10/2016

About last night: Winy, Jacob and Gijs receiving the Public Choice Award during ceremony evening of the Dutch Design Week 2016!

29/10/2016

Yes, we won!!
Tonight we have received the 'Public Choice Award' for our Glass Brick project during the Dutch Design Week Award Show!
Thank you all for voting for us and making this possible! We feel delighted!

28/10/2016

We never expected that our work would get related to 'p**n', but the unexpected it happened!
We are ranked in P**nArchitecture's TOP 10 for Best P**n Building 2016! Thanks !

26/10/2016

Dear all!

Could you help me and MVRDV for just two seconds?

We are nominated for a price! Cool! The Dutch Design Week Eindhoven 2016 Best Product!

However we are still 100 votes behind compared to the No.1 at this moment and that's not good!

Can vote for us? It will not visible on your 'Wall', only 1 click will be enough!

http://www.dutchdesignawards.nl/nl/gallery/product/glass-brick/

Thanks for supporting!

Greetings,
Jacob

MVRDV heeft in samenwerking met de TU Delft, ABT en Poesia een glazen baksteen ontwikkeld voor gebruik voor een dragende gevel. Een doorzichtig alternatief voor de bekende rode baksteen dat volledig verlijmd kan worden, met als resultaat een massieve, transparante uitstraling. De stenen meten 24,7 x...

25/10/2016

Great photo by Of our Glass Brick project 'Crystal Houses'!
Every element in the facade has been transformed into Glass, even the doorknob!

21/10/2016

Yes! Today, MVRDV-ALL-Giboire were announced as competition winners for Ilot de l’Octroi, a new residential development in Rennes, France.
The multi curved facades of the residencies take inspiration from rock formations - playing with geometry, colours and materials.

20/10/2016

Our Turm Mit Taille model being back at the office while traveling Europe. The project is scheduled to be realized in 2018!
The first 10 floors twist up to the eaves height of the surrounding urban area, while the 20 remaining higher floors of the tower have a square layout. The combination of these layouts leads to a celebration of the uniquely Viennese combination of urban blocks and towers.

19/10/2016

Keep on voting by clicking the link in the BIO and come visiting!
Our Glass Brick Wall is steady, shining and ready for the Dutch Design Week 2016!