MAXWAN ARCHITECTS + URBANISTS is based in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. They are an international practice dedicated to contemporary architectural and urban design. Working on a broad variety of subjects, Maxwan have designed widely recognized projects such as the ‘Saw Tooth Tower’ (Rotterdam), the ‘Office On a Runway’ (Maastricht Aachen Airport) and 50 bridges for the City of Utrecht. Maxwan have made a name for themselves internationally with innovative proposals for the new town of Leidsche Rijn, NL (75’000 residents and a hidden highway), the 10’800 houses Master Plan for Barking Riverside London, and most recently the Master Plan ‘A101’ for a new city on the fringes of Moscow. Maxwan encourage collaboration between clients, colleagues and specialist consultants. In each of their projects, Maxwan seek to merge cultural, technical and esthetical influences into an inextricable and beautiful whole. “Considered among the most important offices to emerge from the Netherlands in the last ten years, Maxwan have distinguished themselves as architects who design innovative urban town plans and as urban planners who make beautiful, intriguing buildings.” Michael Speaks, design intelligence 7, A+U 393a.