Stefan Witteman is a Dutch architect who has worked at MVRDV and now works at KOW Architecture. He received a Master's degree in Architecture from Delft University of Technology in 1993. His experience includes leading architectural design teams for projects in the Netherlands and Asia. Some of his notable past projects include the Dutch Pavilion for Expo 2000 in Hannover and the FNR rock palace in Eindhoven. Currently he is working on projects such as urban developments in Almere and China.

1. Curriculum Vitae Stefan Witteman
Adress: Zuideinde 22a
2371 BV Roelofarendsveen
The Netherlands
Telephone: 06 22387225
E-mail: s.witteman@hetnet.nl
Date of birth: 19 november 1967
Place of birth: The Hague
Nationality: Dutch
Status: Married
Registered architect, number: 1.950619.015
Education
1987/1993 Technical University Delft, Master of Architecture
1981/1987 VWO, Vrije School, The Hague
Work experience
2008/- KOW Architecture, Amsterdam and The Hague
Senior Architect / Directeur Amsterdam region
Leader architectural and urban design teams, contribute to strategic vision of the office,
explore new markets in the Amsterdam region and in China.
1993/2007 MVRDV, Rotterdam
Successively Assistent Designer, Designer and Senior Architect/Projectleader.
Taking part and leader of architectural and urban design teams for projects in the
Netherlands and abroad (mainly Asia).
Contribute to the direction and strategy of the office by taking part in the management
team.
Responsible for the personnel and Financial planning of the projects.
1990 OMA (Office For Metropolitan Architecture), Rotterdam
Internship. Taking part in design team for Euralille, France. Urban studies and defining
building envelopes.
Teachings and critics
2009/2010 Teacher Academy of Architecture, Rotterdam
2009/2010 Teacher Technichal University, Delft
2007/2009 Visiting critic Technichal University, Delft
2001 Tutor Madrid Games, workshop Madrid
1999 Tutor Summer School of Escorial, Madrid
1999 Teacher Berlage Institute, Amsterdam
1999/2000 Teacher Teacher Academy of Architecture, Amsterdam
1997 Teacher Polytechnical school, Rotterdam
1997/2002 Teacher Academy of Architecture, Rotterdam
1998 Teacher Technichal University, Delft
Lectures
2010 ‘Sustainable Architecture’, Rotary Kaag en Braassem
2007 conference “The new office space” Tel Aviv, Israel
2003 ‘Nieuw Leyden’, association REDOV, Leiden
2002 ‘Housing in the Netherlands’ Belfast, Northern Ireland
2000 Ministry of Traffic, Utrecht
2000 ‘The Dutch Pavillion’, Hannover, Duitsland
1999 Bauhaus Foundation, Dessau

2. 1999 Deutsches Architectur Zentrum, Berlijn
1998 Ministerie VROM, Den Haag
1998 Universiteit Utrecht, faculteit of art history
Other
2010 jury member ‘De Gouden Oldehove’, Leeuwarden architecture and sustainabilty prize
2009 Advisor club house Hockey Club Alkemade
2007 Accommodation-Advisor for the board of a public school
2004/2005 Board member WORMM, platform voor transformation of villages in the Netherlands
2003/- Board member REDOV, network society for real estate professionals
2002/2003 Advisor spatial planning municipality of municipality of Kaag en Braassem
2002 Pre-jury international Bauhaus Award, Dessau
2001 Forum discussie Gazometer, Oberhausen
Abilities
Experience with computer programs AutoCAD (2D en 3D), Adobe en MSoffice, Google Sketchup.
Mother tongue Dutch and high level of spoken and written English.
Further interests
Food (slow), hockey (right halfback and youth coach), music (jazz), kids (3), science (-squiz), mountains
(holidays).
Main projects at MVRDV
1993/97 Villa VPRO, office building, Hilversum, The Netherlands (built)
1995 ‘Myst’,/ ‘VPRO-Lamp’, tl-luminary (in production)
1993 ‘De Wijde Ruimte’, church Barendrecht, The Netherlands (competition)
1997 ‘Stacked Villa’s’, housing Waddinxveen, The Netherlands (competition)
1997 ‘Z-Mall’, Shopping centre, Leidschenveen, The Netherlands (schematic design)
1998/2000 Dutch Pavillion Expo 2000, Hannover, Germany (built)
1999 Jobsveem, office-housing, Rotterdam, The Netherlands (winning competition)
1999 ‘Univercity’, Masterplan-study campus Technical University Delft, The Netherlands
1999 ‘Far West’, urban redevelopment-study of the Amsterdam garden-cities, The netherlands
1999 ‘Nature Activity Centre’ leisure building, Lelystad , The Netherlands (winning competition)
2000/2002 ‘FNR’, Rock-palace, Eindhoven, The netherlands (built)
2000 ‘Harbour-city’, Office and housing, Rotterdam, The Netherlands (competition)
2000/2001 ‘City-Hall’, Shopping centre, Leidschenveen, The Netherlands
2000/2001 ‘7,5 x Cerda’, urban masterplan for a media-quarter in Barcelona, Spain
2000/2001 ‘Mix-max’, design for a projection-environment of a dance performance
2000/2001 ‘Palau de la Biodiversitat’, museum for the Barcelona Zoo, Spain
2001/2002 ‘Lloyd Hotel’ renovation hotel, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (built)
2003 ‘BBC White City’, Studio-complex and offices, London, UK
2003 The endless shop’, Interior design IT-Fashion store, Shanghai, China (built)
2002/3 Patio Housing Ypenburg, Den Haag, The Netherlands (built)
2003/4 ‘Nieuw Leyden’, Masterplan 700 houses, Leiden, The Netherlands (under construction)
2003/4 ‘Park Forum’, Urban Design industrial zone of 100 Ha, Eindhoven, The Netherlands (final
design)
2003 ‘Central Park Praha’, masterplan 550 houses Prague, Czechoslovakia (winning
competition)
2003/4 ‘SOHO City’, master plan 5000 houses, Beijing, China (competition)
2004/7 ‘Westerdokseiland’, 46 apartments, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (under construction)
2004 ‘CBD Crown’, 150.000 m2 of shops and offices, Beijing, China (competition)
2004 ‘Hot History’, Museum of National History, La Coruna, Spain (competition)
2004 ‘Terra Rioja’ urban design for station area in Logrono, Spain (competition)
2004/5 ‘Longtan Park’, 2500 houses in Liuzhou, China (Schematic design)
2004/5 ‘Kampen Weir’, urban study for a flooded landscape in Kampen, The Netherlands
2004/5 ‘Greenhouse City’, urban study for an agricultural park in Rotterdam, The Netherlands
2005/7 ‘Omotesando Swirl’ shopping centre, Tokyo, Japan (under construction)
2005/7 ‘Brabant’, 100 apartments in Den Bosch, The Netherlands (feasibility study)
2005 ‘MVRDV KM3, proposals for the Chinese city’ exhibition in the Shanghai Gallery of Art
2005 ‘Het Oude Westen’, urban study for gentrification of a neighbourhood in Rotterdam, The
Netherlands
2005/7 ‘TEDA-Town’, urban design for 7000 houses and the architectural design and realization of
2500 houses.

3. 2006 ‘Nieuw Leyden’ 2 apartment buildings for Leiden, The Netherlands (competition)
2006 ‘Hafencity Universitaet’ univercist building for Hamburg, Germany (competition)
2006 ‘Nieuw Leyden patchwork’, public space design for Leiden, The Netherlands (definitive
design)
2006/7 ‘Machinstenschool’ 95 apartments in Rotterdam, The Netherlands (definitive design)
2006/7 ‘Julianatoren’ master plan and attraction halls-design for a theme-park in Apeldoorn, The
Netherlands
2006/7 ‘Sociopolis’, 95 apartments with ‘tree balconies’ in Valencia, Spain (definitive design)
2006 ‘The Floating Tower’, headquarter for Sao Paolo Imi bank in Turin, Italy (competition
design)
2006 ‘Vanke Office’ headquarter for a developer in Shenzhen, China (competition)
2006 ‘Unilever Strandtkai’ headquarter in Hamburg, Germany (competition)
2006/7 ‘Highway Office’ Office building for a tile factory in Castellón, Spain (schematic design)
2006/7 ‘Almere Hout’ study of organic urbanism in Almere, The Netherlands
2006/7 ‘Shenzhen Baoan’ a city for 200.000 residents in Shenzhen, China (competition)
2006/7 ‘Ballast Pit’ 30.000 m2 of housing and a public pool in Skerries, Ireland
2007 ‘Merrion Road’, 20.000 m2 of apartments and 10.000 m2 of offices in Dublin, Ireland
(feasibility study)
2007 ‘Homeruskwartier’, consumer-oriented urbanism in Almere, The Netherlands (competition)
2007 ‘Xin Jin Watercity’ a city-extension for 125.000 residents in Xin Jin, China (schematic
design)
2007 ‘Tower Bundles’ 450 apartments and commercial facilities in Daejon, Korea (schematic
design)
2007 Micro-City, competition design for a 14Ha urban development in Shanghai, China
2007 DongLi Pool, schematic design for sports accommodations in Tianjing, China
Main projects at KOW
2008 ‘Arena Park’, 2 office buildings in Hilversum, The Netherlands, (preliminary design)
2008 ‘Hollandse Brug’, expansion of a highway bridge in Almere (competition)
2008 ‘Urban Valley’ winning competition desing for shops and apartments in Almere The
Netherlands, (preliminary design)
2008 ‘XYZ house’, apartementvilla in Ouderkerk a/d Amstel, The Netherlands (competition)
2009 ‘The Weaver Passage’, cultural centrein Northwitch, England (competition)
2009 ‘Riva Verde’, urban desing for a marina and hotel facilitities in Split, Croatia (competition
second prize)
2009 ‘Jinan Lobby’, design for 100.000 m2 of businesscenter and 50.000 m2 of shopping mall in
Jinan, China (competitiobn, first prize)
2009 ‘The Secret Garden’, hotel, spa facilities and 250 villa’s in Wuxi, China (competition)
2009 ‘Bilinear’, design for the World Sustainability Centre, Afsluitdijk, The Netherlands
(competition)
2009/2010 ‘Building Brains’, grootschalig onderzoeksproject naar energieleverende wijken
2010 ‘Connect yourself to the future’, autarkic house boat, Amsterdam (competition)
2010 ‘Suzhou Vertical Gardens’ 100.000 m2 of sustainable offices, Suzhou, China (competition)