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Reinier de Graaf (born 1964) is architect and Partner of architecture and design office OMA, founded by Rem Koolhaas, with offices in Rotterdam, New York, Beijing, Hong Kong and Doha and projects in over 35 countries. ==Life== Reinier de Graaf was born in Netherlands. He holds an architecture diploma from Delft University and a master's degree in architecture from the Berlage Institute. De Graaf worked for architecture firms in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom and joined OMA in 1996. As Partner of OMA he is responsible for a number of building projects in Europe, Russia, Scandinavia, and the Middle East, the Stadskantoor〔(Stadskantoor )〕 (City Hall) in Rotterdam, the new G-Star Headquarters (completed 2014)〔(G-Star )〕 in Amsterdam, Norra tornen residential towers〔(Tors Torn )〕 in Stockholm, and the Commonwealth Institute〔(Commonwealth Institute )〕 (under construction) and Morden Wharf mixed use development on Greenwich Peninsula〔(Morden Wharf )〕 in London. De Graaf also directs the work of AMO, the research and design studio established in 1998 as a counterpart to the architectural practice of OMA.〔(About OMA AMO )〕 While OMA remains dedicated to the realization of buildings and master plans, AMO operates in fields such as media, sociology, technology, energy research, branding, fashion, publishing and graphic design. AMO’s clients include the European Union, Prada, Universal Studios, Schiphol Airport, Heineken, the Hermitage museum, Ikea, Condé Nast and Harvard University. In 2004 AMO designed a new graphic identity for the EU.〔(EU Barcode )〕 He has overseen AMO’s increasing involvement in sustainability and energy planning, including Zeekracht: a strategic Masterplan for the North Sea,〔(Zeekracht )〕 the publication in 2010 of “Roadmap 2050: A Practical Guide to a Prosperous, Low-Carbon Europe”〔(Roadmap 2050 )〕 with the European Climate Foundation, and “The Energy Report,”〔(The Energy Report )〕 a global plan for 100 percent renewable energy by 2050, made with the WWF. Over the last several years, de Graaf has also worked extensively in Moscow, first by overseeing OMA’s proposal to design the Masterplan for the Skolkovo Innovation Centre, or “Russian Silicon Valley”. In 2012, OMA AMO led a consortium which proposed a development concept for the Moscow Agglomeration: an urban plan for Greater Moscow.〔(Moscow Agglomeration )〕 Since 2010, De Graaf 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 has recently curated two exhibitions, On Hold〔(On Hold )〕 at the British School in Rome in 2011 and the travelling exhibition Public Works: Architecture by Civil Servants〔(Public Works )〕 (Venice Biennale, 2012; Berlin, 2013). De Graaf lectures frequently in the academic and professional realm.
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