MANN is founded by Stephan Petermann and Marieke van den Heuvel.
With a background in architecture, design, and research MANN is an experienced hands-on concept and content developer able to transforms ideas into engaging designs and innovative strategies.
MANN's cross-disciplinary background provides with expertise in and beyond the built environment including in the food and agriculture sector, culture, real estate and politics.
MANN has made exhibtion designs for high-level institutions like the S.R. Guggenheim Museum in New York, Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam and the Venice Biennale. Their work has been recognised by the New York Times, the Economist, Financial Times and various architecture and design media like Wallpaper, Dezeen and Archdaily. MANN has created hands-on masterplans and strategies for cultural, and financial institutions and companies. MANN works for companies, public institutions and foundations looking for fresh and compelling insights in their operations, development, history and future.
About Stephan Petermann
Stephan Petermann holds a Master’s degree in the History of Architecture and the Theory of Building Preservation from the University of Utrecht (2001-2007) and studied Architecture at the Technical University of Eindhoven (2001-2005).
He worked for architecture magazine VOLUME in 2005 and joined OMA in 2006 assisting OMA’s founder Rem Koolhaas with lectures, texts and research projects. In 2014 Petermann became one of the associates in charge of Koolhaas’ Fundamentals Architecture Biennale in Venice where he coordinated the 65 national pavilions and was one of the principals working on the Elements of Architecture exhibition. He is one of the editors-in-chief of the 2,554 page Elements of Architecture published in the fall of 2018 by Taschen. He was a VELUX guest professor at the Arkitektskolen in Aarhus, Denmark in 2016-17 creating a new student driven temporary research consultancy about the history and future of the office with Prof. Ruth Baumeister. He is currently a visiting professor at the CAFA Visual Arts Innovation Center in Beijing where he is conducting research into the future of the Chinese Countryside with Rem Koolhaas, CAFA Dean Zhu Pei and Dongmei Yao. He was a guest critic and visiting expert at the AA in London (2020), Domus Academy in Milan (2020), Knowlton School of Architecture in Ohio (2017), Berlage Institute in Delft (2020), and the Amsterdam Academy of Architecture (2021). He frequently lectures at various schools and institutes.
He publishes for various media, magazines and blogs including Vrij Nederland, VOLUME, The Guardian, e-flux architecture, de Gids, and Domus. He is a member in different international advisory boards on creative industiries and architecture in Germany and the Netherlands. His work has been recognised by various international media including the New York Times, Financial Times and the Guardian. He is currently working on various projects related to the future of agriculture, economy, history, planning, and office buildings.
About Marieke van den Heuvel
Marieke van den Heuvel graduated at the Design Academy Eindhoven, followed by a scholarship at
Fabrica communication research center in Treviso and a master Cultural and Social Anthropology at VU
University Amsterdam. Initially working as a spatial designer, she later focused on developing circular
strategies for (interior) architecture, aiming to bridge theory and practice, as implementing sustainable
measures faces numerous institutional and mindset obstacles.
Fabrica communication research center in Treviso and a master Cultural and Social Anthropology at VU
University Amsterdam. Initially working as a spatial designer, she later focused on developing circular
strategies for (interior) architecture, aiming to bridge theory and practice, as implementing sustainable
measures faces numerous institutional and mindset obstacles.
In January 2020, Marieke received a start-up grant from the Dutch Stimuleringsfonds Creatieve
Industrie for her research “Conce
Industrie for her research “Conce
pt Follows Circularity.” In 2022, she documented Nationale
Nederlanden’s 36,000 sqm circular renovation and released “The Not-So-Easy Guide to Circular
Interior Design” in December 2023.
Nederlanden’s 36,000 sqm circular renovation and released “The Not-So-Easy Guide to Circular
Interior Design” in December 2023.
Currently, Marieke co-runs MANN, a creative consultancy she co-founded in 2018, where she
undertakes various roles, including project manager, sustainability advisor, communicator, and
designer. Additionally, she teaches at TU Delft’s Department of Architecture, where she is responsible
for the program’s circular component, delivering lectures and workshops. She also developed and
implemented a three-week program on circularity at Arkitektskolen Aarhus in 2023 and 2024.
undertakes various roles, including project manager, sustainability advisor, communicator, and
designer. Additionally, she teaches at TU Delft’s Department of Architecture, where she is responsible
for the program’s circular component, delivering lectures and workshops. She also developed and
implemented a three-week program on circularity at Arkitektskolen Aarhus in 2023 and 2024.