What do we consider in redevelopment projects, and how do we design them?

Director and Architect Gideon Maasland will provide his responses to these questions at the SHARE Advanced Architecture Conference on 22 October. Examining the Shenzhen Women and Children's Centre, which transformed an old mixed-used tower into a vibrant and colourful skyscraper while saving approximately 24,000 cubic metres of concrete from the original structure, and Tripolis, which renovated and restored two of Aldo van Eyck's listed heritage buildings while adding a 12-storey landscraper that shelters the complex from a busy highway, Gideon will explain the factors and approaches behind these projects. 

Director and Architect Gideon Maasland (NL) joined MVRDV in 2016. With extensive experience acquired over a 15-year career at several high profile Dutch offices, Maasland leads MVRDV’s Studio 8, which is responsible for large-scale, complex buildings. Renowned for his detailed and dedicated approach (which is due to his diverse educational and professional background that not only includes extensive architectural practice, but also carpentry and construction methodology), Maasland’s work is hands-on. This proved invaluable to the success of his studio in the design and construction of multiple complex, large-scale projects, which meet design expectations in the completed building, and in consistently managed processes. To ensure the highest quality, Maasland is often on the construction site directly overseeing building processes.

He leads all projects in his studio under development and construction, including the Valley, a 75,000m2 mixed-use building in Amsterdam, as well as the construction of a 61,800m2 residential tower project in The Hague, and the transformation of Jaarbeurs in Utrecht, a trade fair of 170,000m2. In addition, Maasland is working on various projects in Eindhoven, Poland, and the UK. Other exceptional projects include The Crystal Houses in Amsterdam, Shenzhen Terraces in China, and competition designs for Schiphol’s Terminal A and the Theater aan de Parade in Den Bosch.

• Date and time: 22 October from 14:15 (CEST).
• Location: M9 Museum, Via Giovanni Pascoli, 11, 30171 Venice, Italy
• More information on the event can be found here