Francine Houben

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Francine Houben (born in Sittard, 1955) is a leading Dutch architect. She is a founding partner and the creative director of Mecanoo Architecten, Delft, The Netherlands.

The oeuvre of Francine Houben is extremely wide-ranging and includes projects such as universities, libraries, theatres, residential areas, museums and hotels. Houben combines the disciplines of architecture, urban planning and landscape architecture to form a unique solution to each situation. She has gained international acclaim for her works and has been praised for her playful and human style.

Francine Houben has held important professorships in the Netherlands and abroad, and in 2007 was visiting professor at Harvard University. From 2002 to 2006 she was City Architect of the Dutch city Almere. In 2001 she published her seminal manifesto about architecture: 'Composition, Contrast, Complexity' and brought as curator of the First International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam in 2003, the theme of mobility to the forefront of international design consciousness. In 2010 Francine Houben was granted lifelong membership to the Akademie der Künste, Architecture Department, in Berlin.

Selected Projects

  • Library for the Technical University Delft (1998)
  • St. Mary of the Angels chapel, Rotterdam (2001)
  • Montevideo, Rotterdam(2006)
  • FiftyTwoDegrees, Nijmegen (2006)
  • La Llotja Theatre and Congress, Lleida, Spain (2010)
  • Kaap Skil, Maritime and Beachcombers Museum, Texel, the Netherlands (2012)
  • The Palace of Justice, Cordoba, Spain (expected to open 2014)
  • The Library of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK (opened 3 September 2013)[1]
  • Wei-Wu-Ying Center for the Arts, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (expected to open 2013)
  • Dudley Municipal Center, Boston, USA (expected to open 2014)
  • Cultural Center Shenzhen, Shenzhen China (expected to open 2014)
  • Cornerhouse/Library Theatre Company, Manchester, United Kingdom (expected to open 2014)

Prizes

Other Functions

Selected publications

  • 2011 Houben, F., Tromp, J., Cock, H., Dutch Mountains, Wezep 2011
  • 2008 Brouwer, R., Betsky, A, Houben, F. Mecanoo, Francine Houben, Masters of Architecture Series, Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia 2008
  • 2007 Valle, P., Mecanoo: Experimental Pragmatism, Skira International Corporation, Milan, Italy
  • 2004 Houben, F., Mgr. A.H. van Luyn S.D.B., Adrichem, J. van, Rooy, M. van, En het eeuwige licht verlichte haar, Kapel Heilige Maria der Engelen, Rotterdam 2004
  • 2003 Houben, F., L. M. Calabrese (ed.), Mobility, A Room with a View, Rotterdam 2003
  • 2003 Bilò, F., Mecanoo, Rome 2003
  • 2003 Mecanoo architecten, 'Holland Avenue, Research Road Atlas; Holland Avenue, Design Road Atlas, Ministry for Transport, Public Works and Water Management, The Hague 2003
  • 2002 Mecanoo architecten, TU Delft Vastgoed, ING Vastgoed, TU Delft Masterplan, DUP Satellite, Delft 2002
  • 2001 Houben, F., Composition, Contrast, Complexity, NAi Publishers, Rotterdam 2001 / Birkhaüser, Basel, Boston, Berlin 2001
  • 2000 Houben, F., Maliebaan, een huis om in te werken, Andersson Elffers Felix, Utrecht/ Mecanoo architecten, Delft 2000
  • 1999 Houben, F., 'Ingenieurskunst en mobiliteitsesthetiek', in: Architectuur en de openbare ruimte, de dynamische delta 2, Ministry for Transport, Public Works and Water Management/ Mecanoo architecten, The Hague 1999
  • 1998 Houben, F., Vollaard, P., Waaijers, L., Mecanoo architecten, Bibliotheek Technische Universiteit Delft, Rotterdam 1998
  • 1994 Rood, L., Prat, N.T., Mecanoo architekten, Madrid 1994
  • 1987 Cusveller, R. (ed.), Mecanoo, vijfentwintig werken, Rotterdam 1987

References

  1. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-23934792

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