“My personal drive is to collaborate on the design and realization of buildings that have a strong connection to and impact on their direct surroundings such as (semi) public buildings, refurbishments of monumental buildings, which can revive their neighborhood and buildings with a clear end-user.”

Join Fokke Moerel at the WRLDCTY event in New York City on October 2 for a discussion on creating adventurous spaces. Fokke will share some examples from MVRDV’s portfolio to portray an image of inclusive design and how we can uncover unconventional opportunities for innovation. The event gathers other urban innovators and entrepreneurs in an attempt to shape the future of cities in an uncertain world. Together they will fill in the gap between urban design, real estate and technology in order to build better cities for tomorrow.

Partner and Architect Fokke Moerel was one of the first architects to join MVRDV in 1998. Her projects include public and cultural buildings, as well as transformations of monumental buildings that endeavor to revive their immediate urban context. To this end, she oversees teams working on designs ranging from interiors to public buildings. Through MVRDV projects, she generates a strong relationship between interior and exterior public programme.

WRLDCTY connects a global community around expertly curated sessions and workshops that uncover, provoke, and inspire inventive solutions transforming cities around the world. It will take place on October 2-4 in New York City.

• Date & time: October 2, 15:45 (GMT-4).
• Location: The Times Center, 242 W 41st St, New York, NY 10036, United States.
• More information on the event can be found here.