Reinier de Graaf joined OMA in 1996. As a Partner of OMA he is responsible for building and masterplanning projects in Europe, Russia, and the Middle East, including the G-Star Headquarters in Amsterdam (completed 2014), the Timmerhuis (completed 2015) in Rotterdam, Tors Torn Residential tower in Stockholm, and the Commonwealth Institute (under construction) and Morden Wharf mixed use developments in London.
De Graaf directs the work of AMO, the research and design studio established as a counterpart to the architectural practice of OMA. He has overseen AMO’s increasing involvement in sustainability and energy planning, including Zeekracht: a strategic masterplan for the North Sea; the publication in 2010 of Roadmap 2050: A Practical Guide to a Prosperous, Low-Carbon Europe with the European Climate Foundation; and The Energy Report, a global plan for 100 percent renewable energy by 2050, with the WWF.
Over the last several years, De Graaf worked extensively in Moscow, overseeing OMA’s proposal to design the masterplan for the Skolkovo Centre for Innovation, the "Russian Silicon Valley", and leading a consortium which proposed a development concept for the Moscow Agglomeration: An urban plan for Greater Moscow. Since 2010, he has also been involved in the founding and curriculum development of The Strelka Institute for Media, Architecture and Design, and continues to teach as part of its post-graduate educational program.
De Graaf curated the On Hold exhibition at the British School in Rome in 2011 and the travelling exhibition Public Works: Architecture by Civil Servants (Venice Biennale, 2012; Berlin, 2013). Prior to OMA, de Graaf worked for architecture firms in both the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. He holds an architecture diploma from Delft University and a master’s degree in architecture from the Berlage Institute.
