How do we build for a resilient tomorrow?

On 14 January at the DETAIL Forum at BAU, Partner and Head of Business Development and Strategy Jan Knikker will explain how MVRDV incorporates the latest thinking on carbon, resiliency, and climate into its buildings. Elaborating on a range of projects including the Pyramid of Tirana, Tour & Taxis, Shenzhen Women & Children’s Centre, and Valley, through transformations of existing structures and new developments, Jan will reveal how we create buildings that are sustainable and resilient, while allowing us to both reimagine the past and shape the future.

Jan Knikker joined MVRDV in 2008. Prior to this, Knikker shaped OMA’s public image for nearly a decade, after having first began his career as a journalist. As Partner and Director of Strategy at MVRDV, Knikker drives Business Development and Public Relations efforts, spearheading a large and dynamic studio that also includes the office’s visualization capacity. He further leads the office’s branding efforts, and MVRDV’s expansion into new regions and typologies, by supporting the office’s ambition to generate solutions to global challenges through a multifaceted approach to architecture, urbanism, and computing.

• Date and time: 14 January, 14:30 (CET)
• Location: BAU, Trade Fair Center Messe München, Am Messeturm, 81829 Munich
• More information on the DETAIL Forum can be found here, and on BAU here