Madelon Vreisendorp
Biographical interview
SUMMARY
The interview traces Madelon Vriesendorp’s early life and family background in the Netherlands, her artistic education at the Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam and later at Central Saint Martins in London, and her formative years working across painting, illustration, and design. It discusses how she met Rem Koolhaas and outlines the early stages of their shared life and creative partnership before and during their move to the United States in the early 1970s. During this period, Vriesendorp played a key role in the founding and early work of the Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA), producing influential drawings and paintings that helped shape the studio’s conceptual and visual identity. The account also highlights her personal life as an artist and educator, including her long teaching career and independent artistic practice, emphasizing her lasting contribution to architectural culture through both OMA and her own work.
BIOGRAPHY
Madelon Vriesendorp (born 1945, Netherlands) is a Dutch artist, illustrator, and architectural thinker also known as a co-founder of the Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) with Rem Koolhaas and others. Trained in Amsterdam and London, she worked across painting, animation, costume, and design, producing influential artworks such as Flagrant Délit, featured on the cover of Delirious New York. Her work has been widely exhibited internationally and collected by major institutions, while her teaching and collaborations have shaped architectural culture for decades. She has received numerous honors, including an Honorary Fellowship from the RIBA and the 2018 Ada Louise Huxtable Prize.
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