Firm Name
The firm name Mecanoo is inspired by the Erector Set ‘Meccano’, a set of metal pieces, nuts, bolts, etc. and tools specially designed for constructing small models of buildings, machines, or other engineering apparatus. It symbolizes the joy to build. The diver logo represents freedom of thinking and optimism.
The name Mecanoo is a combination of three different words, the British model construction kit Meccano, the neoplasticist pamphlet mecano drawn up by Theo van Doesburg in 1922 and the motto 'Ozoo', adopted in 1984 by the original founding members of Mecanoo for their competition entry for a housing complex in the area of Rotterdam's former zoo. The competition was entered while they were still students at TU Delft .
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