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Mecanoo
Mecanoo
nationality: dutch
Mecanoo
www.mecanoo.nl
info@mecanoo.nl
Mecanoo architecten
Oude Delft 203
2611 HD Delft - Netherlands [Nederland]
Tel: +31.(0)15.2798.100 - Fax: +31.(0)15.2798.111
Mecanoo Asia office
No.1, Sanduo 1st Road
Lingya District
802 Kaohsiung City - Taiwan [Chungua MinKuo]
Tel: +886.(0)7.719.1358
Mecanoo UK office
Cornwall Buildings
49 Newhall Street
B3 3QR Birmingham - United Kingdom
Mecanoo UK office
CUBE Gallery, 4th Floor
113-115 Portland Street
M1 6DW Manchester - United Kingdom
Team makeup for the building:
Library of Birmingham
Francine Houben Francine Houben

* Sittard, Netherlands [Nederland], 2 July 1955
nationality: dutch
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AWARDS
 
1987
Rotterdam Maaskant Prize for Young Architects
BUILDINGS
 
2013 - 2020
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library - Renovation
United States » Washington D.C.
2012 - 2017
Municipal Offices and Train Station
Netherlands [Nederland] » Delft
2006 - 2017
Cidade da Justiça de Córdoba
Spain [España] » Córdoba
2006 - 2016
Wei-Wu-Ying Center for the Arts
Taiwan [Chungua MinKuo] » Kaohsiung
2012 - 2016
Kongsberg kunnskaps- og kulturpark
Norway [Norge] » Kongsberg
2009 - 2015
Hilton Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
Netherlands [Nederland] » Haarlemmermeer
2011 - 2015
Eurojust
Netherlands [Nederland] » The Hague [Den Haag/'s Gravenhage]
2011 - 2015
Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Building
United States » Boston
2011 - 2014
Manchester arts and cultural centre
United Kingdom » Manchester
2010 - 2014
Noorderpoort college
Netherlands [Nederland] » Stadskanaal
2008 - 2013
Library of Birmingham
United Kingdom » Birmingham
2010 - 2013
Calvijn Groene Hart comprehensive school
Netherlands [Nederland] » Barendrecht
2010 - 2013
EWICON (Electrostatic Windemergy CONvertor)
Netherlands [Nederland] » Delft
2008 - 2012
Amsterdam University College
Netherlands [Nederland] » Amsterdam
2009 - 2012
Fontys Sporthogeschool
Netherlands [Nederland] » Eindhoven
2012
International Golf Clubhouse Schiphol
Netherlands [Nederland] » Haarlemmermeer
2010 - 2012
Onze Droomschool
Netherlands [Nederland] » Dordrecht
2007 - 2011
Kaap Skil - Museum van Jutters & Zeelui
Netherlands [Nederland] » Texel
2002 - 2006
Netherlands [Nederland] » Amsterdam
2004 - 2006
Philips Business Innovation Centre FiftyTwoDegrees
Netherlands [Nederland] » Nijmegen
1999 - 2005
Netherlands [Nederland] » Rotterdam
1998 - 2002
Netherlands [Nederland] » Rotterdam
1998 - 2001
Kapel Heilige Maria der Engelen
Netherlands [Nederland] » Rotterdam
2000 - 2001
Netherlands [Nederland] » Delft
1995 - 2001
Netherlands [Nederland] » Goes
1995 - 2000
Openluchtmuseum
Netherlands [Nederland] » Arnhem
1989 - 1999
Netherlands [Nederland] » Rotterdam
1993 - 1998
Bibliotheek Technische Universiteit Delft
Netherlands [Nederland] » Delft
1985 - 1997
Netherlands [Nederland] » Rotterdam
1991 - 1996
Netherlands [Nederland] » Rotterdam
1991 - 1995
Netherlands [Nederland] » Utrecht
1991 - 1995
Netherlands [Nederland] » Rotterdam
1991 - 1994
Netherlands [Nederland] » Amsterdam
1990 - 1994
Netherlands [Nederland] » Maastricht
1990 - 1992
Netherlands [Nederland] » Rotterdam
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
 
WRITINGS
BY THE ARCHITECT
Mecanoo, "Museo Etnográfico, Arnhem/Extension to Nederlands Openluchtmuseum, Arnhem", Arquitectura Viva 77, III-IV 2001 [Mil Museos], "Arquitectura" pp. 60-63
"Mecanoo. Museo storico olandese/Dutch historical museum. Arnhem 2000. ", Casabella 687, marzo/march 2001, "Architettura e progetti" pp. 26-33
Mecanoo, "Dalla relazione di progetto", Casabella 687, marzo/march 2001, "Architettura e progetti" pp. 26-29 (26-33)
Francine Houben/Mecanoo Architecten, Compositie Contrast Complexiteit, NAi Uitgevers, Rotterdam 2001 (tr. en. Composition Contrast Complexity, Birkhauser, 2001)
WRITINGS
ABOUT THE ARCHITECT
Dutch Mountains Francine Houben Mecanoo architectenJan Tromp (text), Harry Cock (photo), Dutch Mountains. Francine Houben/Mecanoo architecten, Uitgeverij De Kunst, 2011
Pietro Valle, Mecanoo. Pragmatismo sperimentale, Skira, Milano 2007
AA.VV., Mecanoo, Images Publishing Group, 2006
Daria Ricchi, Tempi Moderni... Mecanoo e Postmecanoo, Editrice Librerie Dedalo, 2006
Federico Bilò, Mecanoo, Edilstampa, Roma 2003
Luca Molinari, "Mecanoo", Abitare 417, maggio/may 2002 [Olanda/Nederland], pp. 156-159
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EXHIBITIONS
 
 
Reconceptualizing Urban Housing, Venezia [Venice] (Italy), Palazzo Mora, European Cultural Centre, 20 may / 26 november 2023

Reconceptualizing Urban Housing, Biennale Venezia, Mecanoo, Francine HoubenThe global housing crisis has created an urgent need for housing worldwide, especially in urban centers where 80% of the world’s population is housed. In the race to build more homes faster, many important factors are being overlooked including community, identity, and liveability. From city to city, the context differs dramatically, but the problem is universal: How can urban collective housing be more liveable? How do we ensure that the design of housing will enhance inhabitants’ well-being and quality of life?

Reconceptualizing Urban Housing will be exhibited as part of the 6th edition of Time Space Existence, organized by the European Cultural Centre (ECC) during the Venice Biennale from May 20th to November 26th, 2023. The exhibition brings together a group of women-led practices from around the globe with unique perspectives on collective housing, primarily in or near urban areas. The diverse range of projects exhibited will not only feature a variety of approaches in Europe and North America, but also in developing nations such as Uganda, Malaysia, and Mexico, exploring diversity in building typology, climate, and economic and cultural factors, while embodying a shared commitment to social and environmental sustainability.

Reconceptualizing Urban Housing, Biennale Venezia, Mecanoo, Francine HoubenThe selected projects showcase new thinking around housing - they take a bold approach to liveability, exploring the balance of communal and private, design for social connection, adaptability, identity and agency, optimization of natural light and ventilation, integration of landscaping and urban farming, and access to outdoor spaces, while remaining unique to each local context and demographic. Together, and in different ways, they redefine what collective housing can be and how it can support liveability for its inhabitants.

Featured practices:
Dutch Mountains, Bangalore (India), InCITE Gallery, 13 / 29 december 2012
Mecanoo Van crèche tot campus HaarlemVan crèche tot campus / From Crèche to Campus, Haarlem, Architectuurcentrum Haarlem, 29 september / 29 november 2011
NOTES
 
 
The study was founded from Francine Houben, Erick van Egeraat (exited in 1995), Roelf Steenhuis (exited in 1989), Chris de Weijer (exited in 1999), Henk Döll (exited in 2002).
 
 
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