When we talk about cities of the future, we often think of them as sustainable and smart, but according to Winy Maas, they are much more than that, ”I advocate denser, greener, more attractive and liveable cities, with an approach to design that centres around user-defined, innovative, and sustainable ideas for the built environment, regardless of typology or scale” .
Dutch architect, landscape and urban planner and currently also a visiting professor at the FA CTU. Winy Maas co-founded MVRDV, a globally operating architectural practice awarded for its innovative and experimental approach to the architecture of buildings, cities and landscapes. Among his best known projects are the Dutch pavilion at Expo 2000 in Hanover, Rotterdam's Markthal and the Glass Farm in Schijndel. His portfolio also includes a number of masterplans, including visions for the future of Greater Paris, the Left Bank in Bordeaux and the waterfront in Oslo. He is a professor at TU Delft, where in 2008 he founded The Why Factory, an institute that explores the development of future cities.
The lecture will be streamed at YouTube FA.
Read about Winy Maas' time at the FA here.
