# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/jacob-van-rijs
# Generated: 2026-08-13T08:01:02.850Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/jacob-van-rijs"
name: "Jacob van Rijs"
slug: "jacob-van-rijs"
description: "Jacob van Rijs Ir. FRIBA is a Dutch architect, urban planner and one of MVRDV’s three founding partners. Besides giving lectures worldwide van Rijs is also professor Entwerfen und Baukonstruktion at Technische Universität Berlin. Moreover, he regularly lectures and takes part in student juriesat universities and institutes worldwide. His teaching experience comprehends TU Munich, TU Delft, University of Wismar, ETSAM University Madrid, Royal Academy of Arts Copenhagen, Tokyo Institute of Technology and Rice University, Houston, amongst others. Within the Royal Institute of Dutch Architects (BNA) he is chairman of the International Programme, creating a better support and stimulation for Dutch architects in their activities across the border worldwide. He also holds a position in the Dutch Trade and Investment Board (DTIB) from where he represents architects an international trade and investment level."
tagline: "Dutch architect (born 1964)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Jacob_van_Rijs.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Architects"
  slug: "architects"
profileType:
  name: "Architect"
  slug: "architect"
birthDate: "1964"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           43.86
  momentum:             15.95022624434389
  historical:           8.742045333333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "BREAKOUT"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "FACEBOOK"
    url:       "https://www.facebook.com/jacobvanrijs"
    handle:    "jacobvanrijs"
  - platform:  "LINKEDIN"
    url:       "https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacob-van-rijs-b5a83b6/"
    handle:    "jacob-van-rijs-b5a83b6"
sources:
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    title: "Jacob van Rijs"
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    title: "چاكوب ڤان ريچس"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_van_Rijs"
    title: "Jacob van Rijs"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_van_Rijs"
    title: "Jacob van Rijs"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_van_Rijs"
    title: "Jacob van Rijs"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_van_Rijs"
    title: "Jacob van Rijs"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_van_Rijs"
    title: "Jacob van Rijs"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_van_Rijs"
    title: "Jacob van Rijs"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_van_Rijs"
    title: "Jacob van Rijs"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_van_Rijs"
    title: "Jacob van Rijs"
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  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q225927"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump