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STUDIO BRAAMBERGEN BY MVRDV (G) [Fokke Moerel] Fokke Moerel holds a Masters in Architecture from the Academy of Architecture, Rotterdam. Since January this year Fokke became Partner at MVRDV, and has been working in the studio for over 15 years. Founded in 1993 by Winy Maas, Jacob van Rijs and Nathalie de Vries in Rotterdam, the international practice of MVRDV realizes exemplary, outspoken projects all over the world. Fokke Moerel’s experience includes working on notable projects such as the competitionwinning Public Art Depot MBVB in Rotterdam, Cultural Cluster in Zaandam, RockMagneten in Roskilde, Denmark and the Book Mountain, Spijkenisse Public Library in the Netherlands. She lectures internationally in Europe, America and Asia, and has taught at Silpakorn University in Bangkok, as well as at Harvard Graduate School of Design, Cambridge, MA, with MVRDV Director Nathalie de Vries.
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[Aser Giménez-Ortega] (H) Aser Giménez-Ortega is a Spanish architect and project leader at MVRDV since 2007. Born in Murcia in 1979, he studied at TU Eindhoven, the Netherlands and Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Spain and graduated with a Master in Architecture in 2005. Before joining MVRDV, he worked as an architect and urban designer in Spain, Brazil and the Netherlands. At MVRDV, Aser has been involved in the conceptualizing and execution of projects of various scales, including urban designs such as Montecorvo Eco-City in Logroño (Spain), a
future vision for Oslo (Norway), building projects including the Headquarters of Norwegian bank DNB in Oslo (Norway), development strategies such as the conversion of New Holland Island in Saint Petersburg (Russia), transformation projects as Roskilde Festival High school (Denmark) as well as research projects such as the Vertical Village, in collaboration with The Why Factory. He has lectured and conducted student workshops in different cities and universities such as The Hague, Oslo, Istanbul, Amsterdam and Plovdiv. Since 2012 he has been leading several of MVRDV projects in Asia such as Hongqiao Central Business District in Shanghai, a complex development of more than 105,000m2 of offices and commercial program, as well as the conversion of a former industrial district into an Art and Design Hub in Chongqing, and two office towers in the new Western waterfront development in Shanghai. www.mvrdv.nl
& RAUMLABORBERLIN [Markus Bader] (I) Markus studied Architecture in Berlin and in London. After graduating he worked in several architectural offices untill he set up Raumlaborberlin in 1999. Raumlaborberlin is formed by a group of German architects who came together in Berlin in 1999 in response to the rapid and unrestrained development of the city following the fall of the Berlin wall. Their playful approach critiques the dominant mode of architectural production, proposing instead temporary and socially grounded projects that transform the urban landscape. With Raumlaborberlin he created several architectural installations like the Fountain House (2014) and the Spacebuster (2009). He contributed to the Architekture Biennale with ‘Leaning urbanism’(2012), ‘Generator/Kuchenmonument’ (2010), ‘Stick on city’ (2008), ‘Raumlaborwelt’ (2006) and ‘Turbauten’ (2004). Markus has worked as a guest professor at the University of Kassel, Peter Behrens School of Architecture in Dusseldorf and at the Art, Design and Architecture Acacemy in Prague.
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social, ecological and economic value. Giving form to the process and the financing are just as important as the design itself. She has a firm belief that design can act as an agent for social renewal leading to strategies that contribute to a ‘circular’ and ‘inclusive’ economy. ‘Circular’ by closing energy, water, waste and material cycles. ‘Inclusive’ by creating implementation trajectories that empower people distanced from the labour market. This ambition impacts on the design criteria per project and adds an often hidden layer of meaning to the works.
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