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# Winy Maas

(1959)   Architect

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Winy Maas is an architect.

## Quick Facts About Winy Maas

Born January 17, 1959

Profession Architect

## About Winy Maas

Dutch architect (b.1958)... \| Wilhelmus "Winy" Maas is a Dutch architect, landscape architect, professor and urbanist. In 1993 together with Jacob van Rijs and Nathalie de Vries he set up MVRDV.

##  Quotes by Winy Maas

> [“One is too precious about the past, the other too hungry for the future. One arm being dragged into the past by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/winy-maas/one-is-too-precious-about-the-past-the-other-too-hungry-for-the/)

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