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We are #Mecanoo, an international practice focused on architecture, urban planning, landscape, interior & restoration.
Brink Tower Amsterdam is rising fast!
Designed by Mecanoo, the 90m-high energy-neutral tower will soon welcome students and young professionals with over 400 homes, community spaces, and a strong focus on sustainability.
A new landmark for inclusive urban living.
Video by Stijn Poelstra
“Design in Dialogue: Tools that Shape our Thinking”
AI is now part of our representational toolbox, helping us explore light, atmosphere, and emotion. But as Nuno Gonçalves Fontarra and Eliano Felício put it: we champion restraint and careful consideration.
Read more: bit.ly/40va9KB
Five Mecanoo-designed libraries are featured in a new book celebrating the world’s most inspiring library architecture.
From Birmingham to New York, these projects show how libraries connect people, culture, and community.
Read more at bit.ly/4q9zwMN
We’re proud that Mecanoo’s Doris Duke Theatre is a finalist in the #NanaAwards2025 in the Arts & Events category. Voting is open until 17 October – support the project and cast your vote! 🏆 bit.ly/4qcLZzq
13.10.2025 08:59 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
7 years of Weiwuying! Designed by Mecanoo, this cultural landmark brings together the Opera House, Concert Hall, Playhouse, Recital Hall & Outdoor Theatre, all connected by the flowing Banyan Plaza.
Learn more at bit.ly/4h2B07z
We’re excited to join the Workplace Design Show Amsterdam at RAI, Hall 5, 5–6 Nov! Arne J. Lijbers speaks on 5 Nov, 11:25–12:10, with Maarten van Gestel (DNB) in “Case Study: Mecanoo and De Nederlandsche Bank” under “Activating the Senses”.
More bit.ly/431Sqv2
We're Hiring! Heb je een passie voor ICT en wil je graag in een jong, creatief en dynamisch bedrijf werken? Voor ons ICT team zoeken we een enthousiaste Werkplekbeheerder.
Come and join us! Read more and apply at: www.mecanoo.nl/Careers
We're hiring! Mecanoo is een internationaal bureau in het hart van Delft. Wij werken met passie aan projecten van musea en bibliotheken tot woningbouw in binnen- en buitenland. We zoeken een Interieur Architect om ons team te versterken.
Come and join us! www.mecanoo.nl/Careers
🚀 We’re Hiring! Mecanoo is op zoek naar een Medior Technisch Ontwerper/Bouwkundige met passie voor de technische kant van het ontwerpproces. Werk mee aan onze inspirerende projecten binnen een creatief team.
Come and join us! Apply at www.mecanoo.nl/Careers
Architecture renders are more than visuals: they’re tools for dialogue. At Mecanoo, we use them to test atmosphere, emotion & experience—imagining future realities today.
02.10.2025 12:41 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Architecture Reimagined through Abstraction - Graphic designer Giuseppe Gallo turned Mecanoo’s projects into bold visual poetry, capturing their essence and spatial rhythm.
23.09.2025 10:06 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Crafting Perspective: The Architecture of Models
At Mecanoo, models are more than scale studies—they’re crafted tools for thinking, feeling, and communicating design. In our workshop, ideas take shape by hand, blending technique and emotion. A story you can touch.
UNIEK at Utrecht Science Park takes the next step.
Mecanoo, Utrecht University & Berghege Heerkens Bouwgroep are shaping the transformation of the Van Unnik Building: sustainable, circular, and community-driven.
Construction starts 2026, completion 2028.
Read more at bit.ly/4n5VP3X
Before the screen, there is the sketch! At Mecanoo, hand sketching remains our first language—raw, intuitive, and full of emotion. Before the mouse clicks, ideas take shape through the rhythm of a line.
Swipe through our sketches—where architecture begins.
De Meerlander brings architecture and nature together in Eindhoven’s Meerland park. Elevated living, sculptural balconies, and timber construction create a distinctive tower rooted in the landscape yet looking firmly to the future. A design ready to inspire Eindhoven’s future.
16.09.2025 11:20 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
What makes a space truly welcoming and inclusive?
@mecanoo_'s Francine Houben joins #HubTalks to share her vision for libraries, stations, museums & more – architecture as a tool for connection and belonging.
Watch here bit.ly/3IeWoJH
We're Hiring! Mecanoo is een internationaal architectenbureau gevestigd in het hart van Delft. Als je een dynamische, informele en inclusieve werkplek zoekt, dan zijn wij misschien jouw perfecte match! Come and join us! Apply at www.mecanoo.nl/Careers
08.09.2025 13:44 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Proud to announce that De Nederlandsche Bank in Amsterdam has been nominated for the ARC25 Transformation and Renovation Award.
The winner will be revealed on 25 September at ARC25 Podium in Rotterdam.
Read more: lnkd.in/dPeJW8T3
Mecanoo’s Kaohsiung Social Housing, captured by Ever Studio. Future residents shape the collective spaces, creating a community that reflects their needs. A grid of tiles and structure gives the façade its playful identity.
See more: instagram.com/everstudio.tw
#Podcast Radio Mecanoo: High-Rise
Listen now: bit.ly/3J0AUjS
25 years after Mecanoo’s Montevideo Tower redefined Rotterdam’s skyline, we explore how high-rise buildings can foster community, remain sustainable, and connect to their surroundings.
The 2050 Vision for Delft Campus Station is officially adopted!
Together with Gemeente Delft and BPD , Mecanoo envisioned more than just a transport hub, a green, innovative gateway to the city.
Proud to be part of shaping Delft’s future.
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The new Doris Duke Theatre opens tonight at Jacob’s Pillow! Rising from the ashes, it’s the only purpose-built U.S. dance theatre opening in 2025. Designed by Mecanoo, it celebrates movement, community, and connection.
Read more - bit.ly/3GB9Vug
Cartesius Utrecht
This Wednesday, the Mecanoo team visited Cartesius Utrecht — a former railway yard turned vibrant urban hub. At its core, the historic CAB building is reborn as the neighbourhood’s “Living Room,” blending heritage with 246 new homes above.
18.07.2025 09:27 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Crafting Perspective: The Architecture of Models
At Mecanoo, models are more than scale studies—they’re crafted tools for thinking, feeling, and communicating design. In our workshop, ideas take shape by hand, blending technique and emotion. A story you can touch.
A decade of opera at Weiwuying – Taiwan’s largest performing arts centre, designed by Mecanoo. We’re proud to see CHIEN Wen-pin and his team shape it into a cultural landmark. Congratulations on 10 years of opera and the upcoming Lohengrin in 2025. More bit.ly/3I9bJuO
01.07.2025 15:37 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Explore 400 years of Dutch–NY history at #Future400!
Mecanoo's Francine Houben joins Dutch architects for 'It Happened Here: NetherlandsNow – Framing the Future' on July 7 in NYC.
Hybrid event – join us!
lnkd.in/gN8x7H7a
Before the screen, there is the sketch! At Mecanoo, hand sketching remains our first language—raw, intuitive, and full of emotion. Before the mouse clicks, ideas take shape through the rhythm of a line.
Swipe through our sketches—where architecture begins.
The Zutphen council has approved the Hanzehuis plan: a new cultural centre near the historic heart. Mecanoo’s design links old and new with theatre, studios, library and café. Congrats to all involved. A new chapter for culture in Zutphen has begun!
25.06.2025 09:28 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Render vs Reality — Perth Museum 🏛️✨
What you see is what you walk into: light, texture, and spatial clarity, delivered to the last detail. At Mecanoo, renders aren’t just visions — they’re promises kept.
Read more at Architizer bit.ly/3GCxoFb
Perth Museum keeps on giving! We’re thrilled to be named Jury Winner in the Museum category at the Architizer A+Awards. A powerful recognition of a project that brings history, community, and design together.
Read more at bit.ly/40YboCj
