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Matthijs Bouw is a Dutch architect and urbanist, and founder of One Architecture and Urbanism [1] (est. 1995), an award-winning firm based in Amsterdam and New York, recognized as a global leader in designing for climate adaptation and mitigation.[2]
His practice uniquely addresses programmatic, financial, technical, and organizational challenges through design, serving as a tool for collaboration.[3] For example, his “Design Studios” have supported the Netherlands’ Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment.[4][5]

In NYC, Bouw’s office co-led the BIG Team to win the Rebuild by Design competition, focused on Flood protection for Manhattan [6][7]. They are involved in projects like Lower Manhattan Coastal Protection and the FiDi/Seaport Masterplan.[8][9] Other North American projects include climate district plans for Boston, Houston, and Vancouver. Their international work involves "building with nature" projects for clients like Asian Development Bank (ADB), World Bank, and WWF. In the Netherlands, they work on climate-resilient urban developments such as Amsterdam-Havenstad and Almere-Pampus.[10] Matthijs Bouw is a professor of practice at Penn University[11], where he positions design as an "integrator and innovator among scales, disciplines, actors and issues" focused on urban resilience, water management, and energy transition projects.[12]

Matthijs Bouw
Born
Amsterdam
EducationArchitecture
Alma materTU Delft
Occupation(s)Architect, Urban Planner, Professor of Practice in Landscape Architecture & Architecture
Employer(s)One Architecture and Weitzman School of Design, University of Pennsylvania
TitleFounder & President One Architecture
Websitehttps://onearchitecture.com

He researches how to enhance ‘resilience value’ in complex projects. At Weitzman, he teaches interdisciplinary courses like "Design with Risk" and "Public Health, Cities and the Climate Crisis" (also tied to the Master of Public Health program), as well as an "urban resilience studio."[13]

Matthijs Bouw is a registered architect in The Netherlands, where he, along with his firm One Architecture, has designed projects such as Villa Bollen[14], the apartment buildings Jardin and Alta in Amsterdam[15], and the award-winning renovation of St. Jozef healthcare center in Deventer.[16][17]

In 2000 he co-curated the Dutch pavilion at the Venice Biennale and has published in numerous architectural journals, including de Architect, Archis/Volume, and MONU. A monograph of his firm's work was published by Korean DD series in 2006. Internationally, he has taught at TU Delft, Berlage Institute, TU Graz, University of Kentucky, Harvard Graduate School of Design[18][19] and Sci-Arc. In 2014, Matthew Stadler published Deventer, exploring Bouw’s unique project and process.[20] His latest book, Building with Nature, emphasizes nature-based solutions for climate adaptation.[21]

References

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  1. ^ "One - one architecture" (in Dutch). Retrieved 2025-11-10.
  2. ^ "One Architecture & Urbanism (ONE)". The Global Resilience Partnership.
  3. ^ "MATTHIJS BOUW - Archidea 70". www.archidea.com. Retrieved 2025-11-10.
  4. ^ "Matthijs Bouw | Weitzman". Stuart Weizman School of Design.
  5. ^ Luisteren (PodNL)), Pakhuis de Zwijger (via Podcast. "Podcast Luisteren (PodNL): Matthijs Bouw over klimaatadaptief bouwen by Pakhuis de Zwijger". podcastluisteren.nl. Retrieved 2025-11-10.
  6. ^ Kimmelman, Michael (2 Dec 2021). "What Does It Mean to Save a Neighborhood?". New York Times. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  7. ^ "Project Pages: The Big U". Rebuild by Design. 11 October 2021.
  8. ^ Lau, Wanda (18 November 2015). "Q+A: BIG and One Architecture on Making the Dryline a Reality". Architect Magazine. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  9. ^ "Just in Time for Summer, City Opens Large New Sections of the New East River Park". NYC DDC.
  10. ^ "This Tiny Amsterdam Neighborhood is a Prototype for Grassroots Urban Planning". Metropolis Mag.
  11. ^ "Matthijs Bouw on Building Resilience in Design, and in Design Education | Weitzman". www.design.upenn.edu. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  12. ^ "Spotify – Web Player". Spotify. Retrieved 2025-11-10.
  13. ^ "Designing for Complexity: Climate Adaptation & Systems Change with Matthijs Bouw (One Architecture and Urbanism)". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 2025-11-10.
  14. ^ "Villa Bollen in Holland, by One Architecture". Stories of Houses.
  15. ^ "One Architecture". 22 October 2013.
  16. ^ "Architectuur na de Hausse" (PDF).
  17. ^ "Healthcare Architecture in the Netherlands". nai010 uitgevers / publishers. Retrieved 2025-11-10.
  18. ^ "Houston: Extreme Weather, Environmental Justice, and the Energy Transition". Harvard Graduate School of Design. 2025-05-15. Retrieved 2025-11-10.
  19. ^ "Environmental Justice, Energy Infrastructure, Migration and War: What Role Does Design Play in Mitigating a Crisis?". Harvard GSD. 12 July 2022.
  20. ^ "Book Forum".
  21. ^ "Book: Building with Nature - Creating, implementing and upscaling Nature-based Solutions". Ecoshape.
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