MVRDV - The Skyscraper Center

About

Member Offices: Rotterdam

MVRDV is one of the most innovative architectural practices in the world, with offices in Rotterdam, Shanghai and Paris and 250 architects, designers, urban planners and service staff who develop projects in a multi-disciplinary, iterative, collaborative design process involving rigorous technical and creative investigations. These have resulted in a range of building types, urban plans and conceptual visions in 45 countries, and extends to research, publications and exhibitions.
MVRDV pursues a fascination for radical, investigative spatial research focusing on the urban landscape, the public realm, and the influence of architecture on the everyday lives of its inhabitants and users. Their research-based approach drives spatial innovation in the fields of architecture, urbanism and landscape design, with a focus on the social and environmental integration and impacts of buildings. The results are exemplary, outspoken projects, which enable our cities and landscapes develop towards a greener, more sustainable and attractive future.

Fields of Expertise

Architecture; Urban Design

Membership details

Membership Level

Contributor

Member Since

Member Offices

Rotterdam

Buildings

Rank	Name	City	Completion	Height
1	Downtown One	Tirana	2024	140 m / 459 ft
2	Grotius I	The Hague	2021	120 m / 394 ft
3	Grotius II	The Hague	2021	100 m / 328 ft
4	Valley 1	Amsterdam	2021	97 m / 318 ft
5	Radio Tower & Hotel	New York City	2021	90.4 m / 297 ft
6	Valley 2	Amsterdam	2021	76 m / 249 ft
7	Valley 3	Amsterdam	2021	66 m / 217 ft
8	Baltyk Tower	Poznan	2017	65 m / 213 ft
9	Mirador Building	Madrid	2005	63.4 m / 208 ft
10	DnB Nor A	Oslo	2012	62.9 m / 206 ft

Building Completions Timeline

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Videos

18 October 2016

What’s Next?: How Do We Make Vertical Urban Design?

It seems sometimes as if the further away from the ground we rise, the more architectonic and less urban our buildings become. Skyscrapers have always...

Research

17 October 2016

What’s Next?: How Do We Make Vertical Urban Design?

It seems sometimes as if the further away from the ground we rise, the more architectonic and less urban our buildings become. Skyscrapers have always...

Global News

23 November 2020

Multicolored Hotel Tops Out in New York City

Developer Youngwoo & Associates challenged MVRDV to design an innovative project that accommodates a large volume of program while fitting the surrounding context - a...

Rank	Name	City	Completion	Height
1	Peruri 88	Jakarta	-	389 m / 1,276 ft
2	Taipei Twin Tower 1	Taipei	-	337 m / 1,106 ft
3	The Cloud Tower 1	Seoul	-	300 m / 984 ft
4	Taipei Twin Tower 2	Taipei	-	280 m / 919 ft
5	The Cloud Tower 2	Seoul	-	260 m / 853 ft
6	Vanke 3D City	Shenzhen	-	250 m / 820 ft
7	Gwanggyo Ekonhill	Suwon	-	225 m / 738 ft
8	Havana & Philadelphia	Rotterdam	-	180 m / 591 ft
9	Downtown One	Tirana	2024	140 m / 459 ft
10	Sky Village	Copenhagen	-	126 m / 413 ft
11	Grotius I	The Hague	2021	120 m / 394 ft
12	Hochhaus Tower	Vienna	-	110 m / 361 ft
13	Grotius II	The Hague	2021	100 m / 328 ft
14	Valley 1	Amsterdam	2021	97 m / 318 ft
15	Radio Tower & Hotel	New York City	2021	90 m / 297 ft
16	Skanderbeg Tower	Tirana	-	85 m / 279 ft
17	Silhouette	Moscow	-	78 m / 256 ft
18	Mission Rock Building A	San Francisco	-	77 m / 254 ft
19	Valley 2	Amsterdam	2021	76 m / 249 ft
20	Valley 3	Amsterdam	2021	66 m / 217 ft
21	Baltyk Tower	Poznan	2017	65 m / 213 ft
22	Mirador Building	Madrid	2005	63 m / 208 ft
23	DnB Nor A	Oslo	2012	63 m / 206 ft
24	Nieuw Bergen	Eindhoven	-	62 m / 203 ft
25	Expo 2.0	Hannover	-	48 m / 156 ft
26	Pixel Tower 4	Abu Dhabi	2021	- m / - ft
27	KoolKiel Hotel Tower	Kiel	-	- m / - ft
27	Pixel Tower 3	Abu Dhabi	2021	- m / - ft
29	Pixel Tower 2	Abu Dhabi	2021	- m / - ft
29	Pixel Tower 5	Abu Dhabi	2021	- m / - ft
31	Weenapoint Phase 3, Tower 2	Rotterdam	2022	- m / - ft
32	Pixel Tower 6	Abu Dhabi	2021	- m / - ft
33	KoolKiel Office Tower	Kiel	-	- m / - ft
34	Pixel Tower 7	Abu Dhabi	2021	- m / - ft
35	Pixel Tower 1	Abu Dhabi	2021	- m / - ft
36	Weenapoint Phase 3, Tower 1	Rotterdam	2022	- m / - ft

Statistics

Average Building Age*

10 Years

Most Common Function*

Mixed-use (59%), 10 Buildings

Most Common Material*

Concrete (100%), 6 Buildings

* Based on 150 m+ buildings currently in the database.

Function
Material

Total: 17 Buildings for which a function has been assigned.

Total: 6 Buildings for which a material has been assigned.

*Based on 17 Completed & Under Construction Buildings