He was a student at the Technical University in Delft. During his studies he worked at Rem Koolhaas' Office for Metropolitan Architecture in Rotterdam from 1981 to 1986. Since 1992 he has worked together with Michiel Riedijk in the firm Neutelings Riedijk Architects in Rotterdam. He is a lecturer at several architectural institutions including the Berlage Institute in Rotterdam, and was a visiting lecturer at Harvard University in Boston. In 1991 he was awarded the Rotterdam Maaskant Prize for Young Architects. Neutelings Riedijk Architects exhibit work in Paris, Venice, Porto, New York, Antwerp and Rotterdam. In 2004 their first monograph was published by Uitgeverij 010 in Rotterdam. His plans for the Museum on the River in Antwerp will be built in 2007.