Winy Maas

Winy Maas ( born 1959 in Schijndel ) is a Dutch architect and partner in the office MVRDV, currently one of the world's most successful Dutch architecture offices in Rotterdam.

Life

Winy Maas studied from 1978 to 1983 Landscape Architecture at the RHSTL Boskoop and then from 1984 to 1990 Architecture and Urban Planning at the Technical University of Delft.

As an employee in the Office for Metropolitan Architecture, he worked closely with Rem Koolhaas. In addition to other experiences in various architectural offices, Maas worked inter alia for the UNESCO in Nairobi. In 1991 he founded in Rotterdam together with Jacob van Rijs and Nathalie de Vries the architectural firm MVRDV.

The teaching of Winy Maas extends to many European and non-European universities, including the Berlage Institute in Rotterdam, The Cooper Union New York, the Architectural Association in London and the Universities of Delft, Berlin, Barcelona, Oslo, Los Angeles, Chicago. Since 2000 Winy Maas is a member of the advisory team of the city of Barcelona.