Nathalie de Vries facts for kids

Nathalie de Vries (born in 1965 in Appingedam, Netherlands) is a famous Dutch architect. She also teaches and plans cities as an urbanist. In 1993, she helped start a design company called MVRDV with Winy Maas and Jacob van Rijs.

What is MVRDV?

The amazing ceiling of the Market Hall in Rotterdam, which Nathalie de Vries helped design.

In 1993, Nathalie de Vries, along with Winy Maas and Jacob van Rijs, created their own design studio. They named it MVRDV. This name comes from the first letters of their last names.

Before starting MVRDV, they won a big design contest called Europan in 1991. Their winning idea was for a project in Berlin.

MVRDV is a special company that works on many different kinds of projects. They design buildings, plan how cities should grow, and even create beautiful outdoor spaces like parks. They think about how people use spaces and try to make them better.