Chris van Duijn trained as an architect (Master of Architecture) at the Technical University of Delft (1993-1999). He joined OMA in 1996 and became a partner in 2014. He currently leads OMA's work in Asia. He has been involved in many of OMA's most renowned projects, including Universal Studios in Los Angeles, the Prada stores in New York and Los Angeles (2001), the Casa da Música in Porto (2005), and the CCTV headquarters in Beijing (2012). His most recent projects include the Fondazione Prada in Milan (2015) and the Garage Museum of Contemporary Art in Moscow (2015).
His most recent projects include the Hanwha Galleria department store in Seoul (2020), the MEETT Exhibition and Convention Center in Toulouse (2020), and the Alexis de Tocqueville Library in Caen, France (2017).
In addition to complex, large-scale projects, he has worked on interiors and small-scale projects, including private homes, product design, and temporary structures, such as the Prada Transformer in Seoul (2009). He is the author of several academic publications on urban design and sustainability and has spoken at international conferences in Tokyo, New York, and Shanghai.
His current projects in Asia include the Hangzhou Prism and the CMG Qianhai Global Trade Center in Shenzhen. He is also leading the Simone Veil Bridge project in Bordeaux. He has overseen the Axel Springer Campus project in Berlin, the Jean-Jacques Bosc Bridge in Bordeaux, the construction of the Parc des Expositions in Toulouse, and the Bibliothèque Multimédia à Vocation Régionale in Caen, as well as various product development projects. In 2018, he was awarded the European Union Prize for Architecture for his innovation in temporary structures.
Chris has participated in Harvard University's exchange program and collaborated with studios in Japan and China on research projects on sustainable architecture.
