Project updates

Trinity College’s Lawson Centre for Sustainability Officially Opens to the Community

Mecanoo shapes Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi as a geological landscape

Mecanoo selected to design new cultural hub for Facet in Emmen

Transforming an Industrial Landscape into Den Bosch's Innovation Quarter

Mecanoo selected for new Fraterhuis cultural hub in Zwolle

Adaptive reuse and restoration of Diergaarde Blijdorp’s Rivièrahal moves forward

Westerpark turns 25: a park shaped by people, evolving with the city

De Stadiondriehoek Rotterdam to become a new urban city centre

Mecanoo and Bert Plantagie launch Macaron furniture line at Milan Design Week

Mecanoo’s House of Shift Rotterdam: An icon for sustainability

Jacob’s Pillow’s Doris Duke Theatre receives AIANY Design Award Honour

De Nederlandsche Bank wins the Geurt Brinkgreve Bokaal 2025

Rotterdam gives green light to Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen transformation

Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi opens in Saadiyat Cultural District

Perth Museum wins three Dundee Institute of Architects Awards, including the Supreme Award

Seeds of Change: Mecanoo’s Design for VegWorld Tainan

Mecanoo’s De Nederlandsche Bank Transformation Wins Gulden Feniks 2025

Reimagining an Icon: The Boijmans Van Beuningen Museum Ensemble

Lawson Centre for Sustainability wins at the Holcim Foundation Awards 2025

Mecanoo’s Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi to Open in November 2025

Brink Tower - A New Standard for Sustainable and Inclusive Urban Living

UNIEK takes the next step towards a sustainable future at Utrecht Science Park

Delft Campus Station: A vision for innovation, living, and connectivity

Mecanoo unveils New Doris Duke Theatre at Jacob’s Pillow

Perth Museum wins Architizer A+Awards Jury Prize

Milestone moment: first pile for The Grace high-rise ensemble in The Hague

De Nederlandsche Bank Awarded BREEAM Outstanding and WELL Platinum Certifications

Hanzehuis by Mecanoo: a new cultural heart for Zutphen

SunSet by Mecanoo chosen for Sluisbuurt development

Mecanoo’s Delft Railway Station marks 10 years of innovation

De Nederlandsche Bank named finalist for the Amsterdam Architecture Award 2025

La Llotja Theatre and Conference Centre marks 15 years with a grand celebration

A new era for De Nederlandsche Bank: Headquarters welcomes staff back

Jacob’s Pillow unveils opening date & artists for new landmark Mecanoo-designed Doris Duke Theatre

Mecanoo and Raumplan to lead transformation of Museum Dr8888 into a future-proof cultural hub

Unanimous approval for IQLN: Stratford’s skyline and community to be transformed

Honouring History: The New Vision for Kamp Westerbork

Nature meets mobility: Mecanoo and Royal HaskoningDHV shape the future of mobility at Ede-Wageningen train station

Mecanoo leads design for Utrecht University’s Van Unnik building transformation

Behind the development of a visionary project: The reimagined Doris Duke Theatre

Nuno Fontarra on finding inspiration and the significance of multidisciplinary arts at Saadiyat Cultural District

Groundbreaking ceremony marks start of Mecanoo’s new Taoyuan Station

Historic Havenziekenhuis set for residential transformation in Rotterdam

Rotterdam's iconic Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen moves forward with Mecanoo’s ambitious renovation plans

Cartesius Utrecht wins the Blue Zone Festival Award

Macau Central Library construction underway at UNESCO World Heritage Site

TextielMuseum one step closer: Tilburg City Council approves development plans

Mecanoo designs inclusive, multi-use masterplan for London’s Stratford Town Centre

DC Public Library wins the Institute of Museum and Library Service Award for Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library

Saadiyat Cultural District Abu Dhabi: One of the greatest concentrations of cultural institutions is on track for 2025 completion

Francine Houben honoured with 2024 NAF Ambassadors' Award for the renovation of Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library

Mecanoo selected to design the new Bavarian Insurance Chamber on Munich‘s Maximilianstrasse

Natural beauty: Mass timber at Trinity College’s Lawson Centre for Sustainability

Planning permission granted to De Kaai masterplan in Rotterdam

Mecanoo's transformative design for the Perth Museum revives Scotland's community pride

Mecanoo selected to develop a new mix-used in Slovakia’s Sky Park Masterplan

Mecanoo transforms a disused railway track into a Green Corridor

Mecanoo unveils ambitious Stadionpark Galgenwaard Masterplan for Utrecht

Mecanoo’s Perth Museum to open with historic Jacobite artifacts in 2024

Mecanoo's Kaohsiung Vision: Public Engagement paves the way for a Pioneering Social Housing Development

Mecanoo secures triple Gold at the World Architecture News Awards

Building Beauty Awards celebrates Mecanoo's aesthetic mastery in One Silk Street

Villa BW receives the Future House International Residential Award hosted by Global Design News and The Chicago Athenaeum

Celebrating a milestone: Foundation stone laid for Mecanoo and Metaform's ambitious Velodrome and Sports Complex in Luxembourg

Construction starts at the new European Investment Bank designed by Mecanoo and Buro Happold

Official opening of Heerlen City Hall and Municipal Offices during Cultura Nova Festival

Manchester's character, materiality, and historic past honored in Mecanoo's One Silk Street

Phase 2 Begins: Cartesius Utrecht Transformed into a Sustainable Urban Oasis

Mecanoo and Meng in collaboration with LOLA Landscape Architects win International Design Competition for Shenzhen Guangming Scientist Valley

The first phase of the new Ede-Wageningen Train Station canopy is now completed

Mecanoo designs new GGZ High Intensive Care Centre

Reconceptualizing Urban Housing Exhibition on liveable collective housing featuring women-led practices from around the globe

25th Anniversary of Library Delft University of Technology

Jacob’s Pillow announces building plans for the reimagined Doris Duke Theatre

Mecanoo designs future-proof mixed-used Amstel Design District in Amsterdam

SAMPLE - Circular district shapes winning plan for Buiksloterham in Amsterdam

Mecanoo shortlisted for St. Lawrence Centre Redevelopment - A new cultural hub for the city of Toronto

Mecanoo completes first phase of South Thamesmead

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library wins AIA Interior Architecture Award

Mecanoo completes Villa BW cladded with multicoloured glazed tiles

The Year in Review: 2022

Mecanoo wins tender for nature-inclusive residential building at Amsterdam Zuidas

Jacob’s Pillow selects Mecanoo to reimagine the new Doris Duke Theatre

Planning permission granted to Brink Tower, set to become an energy positive and inclusive neighbourhood in Amsterdam

Mecanoo, Boparai and Hamlet design the largest wooden housing project in Europe

Construction starts at the new European Investment Bank designed by Mecanoo and Buro Happold

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library receives the Design Citation of Merit at the Docomomo Modernism in America Awards

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library wins the Library Award at the International Architecture Awards 2022

Inspired by the industrial heritage the Hoge Wiek Tower represents the gateway to the city centre

Student Campus (Y)ours in Leiden officially opens

Mecanoo wins approval for The Grace high-rise ensemble in The Hague

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library announced as a winner in the 2022 ALA/IIDA Library Interior Design Awards

Unilever Benelux Headquarters delivers an interior depicting a city, with streets and shops – the Unilever City

Tilburg chooses Mecanoo and ABT for the design research of the TextielMuseum and its surroundings

Taichung Green Corridor wins the World Landscape Architecture Award of Excellence/Built Urban Design

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library recognised with the AIA/ALA Library Building Award

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library awarded twice at the IIDA Mid-Atlantic Chapter Awards

Transformation of the former office building 'De Ster' into a residential tower has started

A striking patterned facade wraps Mecanoo's Heungkuk Tower in Busan

Mecanoo designs the new Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi, home to some of the rarest specimens on the planet

Mecanoo selected for Royal-Rivoli transformation

De Nieuwe Overdekte, a new cultural hotspot in Alkmaar

Cartesius Utrecht: world-class sustainable urban development gets approved

Mecanoo transforms World Port Centre Rotterdam interior into a coherent activity-based space

LocHal Public Library shortlisted for the EU Mies van der Rohe Award 2022

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library renovation wins US Building of the Year 2021

Film: A Legacy of Mies and King - Renovating the Public Library of Washington D.C.

The Year in Review: 2021

Margarinefabriek redevelopment: Production location becomes new Rotterdam city district

A melting pot of buildings and spaces, KAMPUS celebrates the vibrancy and diversity of Manchester's Canal Street

Mecanoo selected to design Utrecht’s Galgenwaard Masterplan

Mecanoo designs expansion plans for Kruisherenhotel Maastricht

Mecanoo completes new OBA Library Postjesweg

Co-Creation Centre and Nonohouse at TU Delft’s Green Village

The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library reopens after a Humanistic Transformation

Mecanoo designs ‘Calder Now’ exhibition Kunsthal Rotterdam

Mecanoo & CHYBIK + KRISTOF shortlisted for Prague’s Vltava Philharmonic Hall Competition

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library wins prestigious Driehaus Foundation National Preservation Award

Hart 010: a new gateway to Rotterdam City Centre

Mecanoo completes Zinzia Psychiatric Care Centre Oranje Nassau’s Oord

Mecanoo’s Taichung Green Corridor reuses the old railway to connect different parts of the city

Mecanoo completes modernization of OBA Mercatorplein Library

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library wins MASterworks Best Adaptive Reuse Award

Mecanoo designs new cinema and residential complex in Lelystad

Grand opening of The Polonsky Exhibition of The New York Public Library's Treasures

De Kwartiermaker: a new urban beacon for Amsterdam

Mecanoo designs offices for Dutch company Nemag

Manifesto Rotterdam Zuid: An integral vision for a sustainable and future-proof development for the South

Reimagining the New York Public Library - Before and After. A New-Generation Library reopens in Midtown Manhattan

Mecanoo and Beyer Blinder Belle revitalize New York’s largest circulating branch, the Stravros Niarchos Foundation Library

Construction completed on UK’s largest engineering campus at The University of Manchester

Mecanoo selected to design the new Macau Central Library in UNESCO World Heritage Site

Mecanoo and MAYU completes Tainan Public Library inspired by the local culture and designed for the tropical climate

The future of Dordrecht outlined with the vision for Spoorzone Dordrecht 2040

Mecanoo awarded Architecture-Cultural Award at Architizer A+Firm Awards

The Year in Review: 2020

De Satelliet makes way for the renovation of the DNB complex

Mecanoo's Maritime Center provides new scenic route for Rotterdam

Mecanoo completes interior transformation of Blaak555

LocHal Library wins 'Beste Bibliotheek van Nederland 2020 Award’

Mecanoo designs new RET Metro interior: Dynamic, modular and flexible.

Mecanoo designs masterplan for The Hague Central Library

Mecanoo develops Delft Campus vision

Innovation: Co-Creation Centre pavilion fully supported on glass

Xior team wins Brink Tower, connecting two neigbourhoods in Amsterdam-North

Urban Renewal: Hulme Living Leaf Street Housing in Manchester

Catalyst and Connector: Mecanoo presents vision for the Museum Boijmans van Beuningen

Mecanoo presents Masterplan Marktkwartier Amsterdam

Courtyards and communal identity define Mecanoo's housing at North West Cambridge Development

Mecanoo wins competition to masterplan 'Senezh Management LAB' in Russia

Mecanoo get started with development of Spoorzone Dordrecht

Update: Mecanoo fully committed and operational

Design renovation of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen by Mecanoo

BPD, Dura Vermeer and Mecanoo win a tender to develop an area in Holland Park West, Diemen

Mecanoo reinterprets the Dutch farm typology in Villa Vught

Strandeiland IJburg: two 'islands' with distinct character

New York Public Library’s main branch opens new research space

Mecanoo’s KAMPUS celebrates Manchester’s vibrancy and diversity

National Kaohsiung Centre for the Arts awarded at the MIPIM Asia Awards

Minister Kajsa Ollongren to open second phase of Student Campus ‘Yours Leiden’

Mecanoo shortlisted in final three for the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen renovation

Mecanoo completes The Place Taipei with a design that strengthens the distinct identity of the context

The NYPL Branch Chair designed by Thos. Moser wins the Architizer A+ Award

Mecanoo awarded 1st Prize at Futian Civic Culture Center Competition

Trinity College's new building to be designed by Mecanoo in partnership with RDHA

Mecanoo wins two Architizer A+Awards and is presented with the Special Honoree Award

Mecanoo part of the Co:MK:U team shortlisted to design the new Milton Keynes University Campus

Co-Creation Centre at TU Delft Campus - The Green Village starts next phase

LocHal receives the Habitat award at the Dutch Design Awards 2019

LocHal nominated for the Dutch Design Awards and the IFLA/Systematic Public Library of the Year

Video update on the £250m KAMPUS development in central Manchester

LocHal awarded twice at the BNA Building of the Year'19

Mecanoo designs a harmonious ensemble of two towers in The Hague

Mecanoo will transform the monumental Meneba factory near Amsterdam into a thriving community

Mecanoo presents Masterplan West Kaohsiung

Mecanoo reveals alternative proposal for Hengli International Headquarters in Shenzhen

Perth City Hall Museum & Gallery transformation plan gets final approval

Groundbreaking ceremony for the ‘Orange Nassau’s Oord’ psychiatric care centre

Mecanoo wins Frankfurt Grand Central 140-meter-high tower

Nieuw Land will become the largest man-made natural park in the world

Mecanoo's Longgang Cultural Centre in Shenzhen opens to the public

National Kaohsiung Centre for the Arts finalist at the MIPIM 2019

Mecanoo completes interior design for LocHal, a world-class library for Tilburg

Transparency defines Mecanoo’s Glass Villa on the lake in Cotswolds

Mecanoo selected for the renovation of the DNB (De Nederlandsche Bank) in Amsterdam

Mecanoo and Ayesa's Palace of Justice nominated for the EU Mies van der Rohe Award 2019

Kaohsiung Station scheduled for completion in 2023 is now open to the public

Join NS, Mecanoo and Gispen and experience the train interior of tomorrow at DDW Eindhoven

Mecanoo completes world's largest performing arts centre in Taiwan

Grand Opening of the National Kaohsiung Centre for the Arts in Taiwan

NS, Mecanoo and Gispen share their common vision of a train interior at the Innovation Expo

Mecanoo and Metaform win Mondorf-les-Bains Velodrome and Sports Complex together with Pohl Architekten

Mecanoo’s Manchester Engineering Campus Development Tops Out

Mecanoo designs Action <-> Reaction exhibition at Kunsthal

Mecanoo completes new Delft City Hall and Train Station

Mecanoo transforms Delfland Water Authority into a cohesive whole with new identity

Second phase Student Campus Yours Leiden kicks off

Botanical park and museum 'Eden Holland' - one step closer

Mecanoo designs Cartesius Utrecht

Mecanoo completes Masterplan Villa Industria inspired by the industrial heritage of Hilversum

Keith Haring mural revealed at Mecanoo’s new masterplan after being hidden for 30 years

Palace of Justice finalist in the World Architecture Festival

Mecanoo to transform Taichung railway line into green corridor that connects the city

Mecanoo unveils greenery-filled social housing for Kaohsiung

Mecanoo shortlisted for Ottawa's new central library

World's largest single-roof performing arts center by Mecanoo nears completion

Consortium Jongen-Mecanoo-ABT-Dijkoraad wins City Hall Heerlen

Mecanoo and Silo win Frame Awards People’s Vote for Zaans Medical Center

Mecanoo and Ayesa complete the Palace of Justice in Córdoba

Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Building recognized with the Honor Award for Design Excellence at BSA Awards

Zaans Medical Centre nominated for Frame Awards - Healthcare Centre of the Year

National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts wins Digital prize at Idea-Tops Awards

Mecanoo and Gispen win ARC17 Furniture Award for HUBB

Langebrug Student Housing wins RAP Leiden Award

Balfour Beatty awarded to construct the Manchester Engineering Campus designed by Mecanoo

Eurojust: Classic beauty in the dune landscape

HUBB nominated for ARC17 Furniture Award by De Architect

New York Public Library Unveils $317 Million Master Plan - The New York Times

Lindbergh exhibition at Reggia di Venaria in Turin

Mecanoo wins Shenzhen North Station Urban Design competition

Perth & Kinross appoint Mecanoo for Perth City Hall renovation

Mecanoo clads Seoul office tower in black linear patterns

Library of Birmingham included in Royal Mail Landmark Buildings Stamp Set

South Thamesmead regeneration wins Housing Design Award

Mecanoo shortlisted thrice for World Architecture Festival Awards

Mecanoo pavilion completes Château St. Gerlach estate

Dedalo Minosse Special Prize for Library of Birmingham

Zaans Medical Centre: a place to feel better

Competition design for Perth City Hall unveiled

Groundbreaking at Tainan Public Library

Mecanoo selected to design library interior in Tilburg

SILO-Mecanoo cooperation for Zaans Medical Centre wins multiple international prizes

Mecanoo to design Amsterdam International Community School

Two Architizer A+Awards for HUBB

Lindbergh exhibition at Kunsthalle in Munich

Mecanoo and Gispen win Red Dot Award for HUBB

Grand Gatehouse for Keukenhof

New vision for Oldham Coliseum Theatre unveiled

Eurojust moves into new premises in The Hague International Zone

Life Sciences Incubator at Utrecht Science Park officially opened

HUBB lands at Delft University of Technology Library

Mecanoo two-time finalist for 2017 Architizer A+ Awards

HOME awarded for universal design

Video: A sneak peek at Córdoba’s Palace of Justice

Mecanoo wins prestigious architecture prize in Boston

Highway and City: Mecanoo envisions the future of the A13 highway in Rotterdam

Boston’s Bolling Building finalist for Rudy Bruner Award

Experience the future of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library

Taekwang Country Club Café ArchDaily Building of the Year finalist

Zaans Medical Centre receives BREEAM-NL Very Good certification

Oldham Coliseum Theatre announces move to new building

Video: Revisiting La Llotja Theatre and Conference Centre

Hilton Amsterdam Airport Schiphol wins European Hotel Design Award

First look at New York Public Library renovation

Langebrug Student Housing officially opened

Planning consent for South Thamesmead regeneration

Eden Soestdijk unveiled

Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Building Boston’s favourite preservation project

MECD Highly Commended at Architecture Tomorrow 2016

ID College and ROC Leiden officially opened

Highway and City: Mecanoo envisions the future of the A13 highway in Rotterdam

Mecanoo designs Peter Lindbergh exhibition Kunsthal Rotterdam

Bolling Building wins The American Architecture Award

Manchester City Council finalist for RIBA Client of the Year

NCKU Tainan to host Elad Eisenstein lecture

First implementation of HUBB at Fontys Campus

Bolling Building achieves LEED Gold rating

HOME Arts Centre wins RIBA National Award

Kaohsiung Station design revealed

University of Manchester receives approval for engineering campus

Thamesmead proposals revealed

RIBA North West Award for HOME

Delft Station wins Architizer A+Award

Construction New Premises Eurojust reaches highest point

Construction of the Córdoba Palace of Justice

Shenzhen project wins Architectural Review MIPIM Future Project Award

Mecanoo wins Tainan Public Library competition

Entrance hall for Keukenhof spring gardens tops out

Mecanoo and Gispen launch Room to Learn

First phase Municipal Offices Delft completed

Mecanoo team shortlisted for Soestdijk Palace redevelopment

Mecanoo’s iconic Hilton open to the public

Mecanoo completes renovation iPabo Amsterdam

ROC ID College tops out

DCPL executive director talks about MLK modernisation

Manchester housing development submitted for approval

Construction of Health Boulevard starts

Mecanoo to lead New York Public Library renovation

Mecanoo designs Keith Haring exhibition in Kunsthal

The University of Manchester announces £350 million engineering campus designed by Mecanoo

Zaans Medical Centre tops out

Life Sciences Incubator is the first BREEAM-NL Outstanding lab

Start of construction at Hotel Château St. Gerlach

Chicago Athenaeum International Architecture Award for Library of Birmingham

First phase student campus Leiden completed

Brickwork of Bolling Building wins BAC Craft Award

SILO’s design for Fontys R3 wins Gold European Design Award

King opens monumental cultural heritage museum

Mecanoo opens iconic new municipal building in Boston

A closer look at those MLK Library renderings - Architect Magazine

Palace of Justice in Córdoba is under construction

Peabody selects Proctor and Matthews Architects and Mecanoo for regeneration of Thamesmead

Mecanoo and Gispen to collaborate on learning environment of the future

Birmingham Library wins Civic Trust Award for Universal Design

Mecanoo expands Manchester office

Arriving in Delft is an unforgettable experience

Boston Public School department moves into new home

M for Rotterdam - 10 years of Montevideo

Vast hand-drawn mural to complete Boston’s Bruce C. Bolling Building

Hilton Amsterdam Airport Schiphol – work in progress

Mecanoo designs cycling route in China

New vision for Oldham’s Coliseum Theatre and Heritage Centre

New short film of Delft Train Station

New Noorderpoort School Opens in Stadskanaal

Birmingham Library wins again and bags Mies Award nomination

First train goes through Delft railway tunnel

Banyan Plaza - Taiwan mega-theatre under construction

Mecanoo and BuroHappold to design the European Investment Bank in Luxembourg

Mecanoo nominated for Public Building Architect of the Year

Birmingham's new central library has won a BBC online vote to find Britain's favourite new building

Library of Birmingham on Blueprint Awards shortlist

Opening renovated Fontys R3 building in Eindhoven

Mecanoo and Movares to design train station area Ede

Station Delft ready for testing

Mecanoo designs open life sciences campus Pivot Park

Construction begins of Mecanoos Three Cultural Centers & One Book Mall

Next phase developing Zaans Medisch Centrum

National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Wei-Wu-Ying) - work in progress

Historical city map graces the vaulted ceiling of Delft’s new train station

Mecanoo selected for new Peabody projects panel

Library of Birmingham shortlisted for RIBA Stirling Prize

Rabobank Westelijk Mijnstreek Advice Centre opened

Opening of the Amsterdam International Golf Club

Mecanoo appointed to design Manchester Engineering campus development

Kaap Skil, Maritime and Beachcombers Museum on Texel receives Special Commendation

Mecanoo commissioned to design new Rijndam physical rehabilitation centre

The Library of Birmingham wins 5 RIBA awards

Manchester arts centre HOME designed by Mecanoo tops out

Mecanoo’s design for University of Cambridge housing scheme receives planning approval

Child Centre Mill opened

Mecanoo wins Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library in Washington D.C.

Mecanoo to design masterplan in Santiago de Chile

Official start construction Zaans Medical Center

Mecanoo among final three for redesign Washington MLK Library

A+ Winners Mecanoo Tell Us How To Weave Together A Community From Brick

Mecanoo to design theatre and heritage centre in Oldham, United Kingdom

Mecanoo team wins competition in Warsaw

Sterren college wins architecture award of Haarlem

Mecanoo designs residential tower in Amsterdam

Mecanoo to design school in Leiden

Mecanoo team shortlisted for Washington MLK Library

Fontys School of Sport Studies wins WAF Award

Library of Birmingham opens on the 3rd of September

Noorderpoort in Stadskanaal tops out

Two projects nominated for a total of three awards

Anne Frank primary school, a prime example of durability