MVRDV

Challenged to create one of China's largest new libraries, MVRDV riffs on its location at the confluence of two rivers to design a nature-inspired building featuring an interior that forms a "canyon of books."

Following the completion of its award-winning Valley development comes another project by MVRDV that’s defined by an impressive mountain-like exterior. Ascension Paysagère is part-built to the Passivhaus standard, and features significant greenery.

Even by the eclectic Dutch studio's standards, MVRDV's new Valley skyscraper in Amsterdam is an eye-catching project. It takes the form of three "geology inspired" towers that have odd angular shapes, and host significant greenery too.

Emporis has revealed the winner of this year's Skyscraper Award. The prestigious award offers an excellent opportunity to see the world's finest new skyscrapers and this year's winner is MVRDV's mountainous Valley, located in the city of Amsterdam.

Slated for Nanjing, China, MVRDV's upcoming Oasis Towers will add some greenery to the concrete metropolis with a pair of skyscrapers that will sport an unusual "stratified" overall form inspired by nature and covered in shrubs and trees.

MVRDV has revealed a patriotic project for Albania's capital city. Officially named Tirana's Rock, the tower will reach a maximum height of 85 meters and take the overall form of a bust of Albania's national hero, Skanderbeg.

Perhaps the highways and bridges that fill many major cities could be put to better use. Such is the thinking behind MVRDV's One Green Mile, which turned a large disused area underneath an overpass in Mumbai into a greenery filled community space.

MVRDV has completed The Podium in the Netherlands. The eye-catching structure is installed on top of the Het Nieuwe Instituut cultural center and offers visitors views of the firm's adjacent Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen and the surrounding area.

MVRDV's newly unveiled The Hills project will consist of six residential towers in Guayaquil, Ecuador and will incorporate significant amounts of greenery and sustainable design, including a focus on passive ventilation and shading.

Space is always at a premium in major cities, but maybe we could address the issue by building on unused rooftops. To highlight this, MVRDV has constructed a raised walkway with a series of paths and exhibits above the streets of Rotterdam.

MVRDV has revealed plans to install an eye-catching parasitic structure above a cultural center in Rotterdam. Named the Podium, it will be finished in bright neon pink and will be used to host events and offer visitors choice views of the city.

Nobody can accuse MVRDV of taking a half-hearted approach to ensuring its upcoming Sun Rock is sustainable. Most of the building will be covered with solar panels, meaning it's expected to generate around 1 million kWh of green energy annually.