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Francine Houben: “For me architecture is not a purely intellectual or conceptual game. In the end the result should touch all the senses.”






•Complete Name: Francine Houben •Place of Birth:(Sittard, 1955) Netherlands •Position: director/arquitecto de Mecanoo architecten, Delft, The Netherlands •School where she graduated from: 1984 Delft University of Technology, Department of Architecture •Project Design Concept:Francine Houben enjoys interweaving social, technical, playful and humane aspects together to form a unique solution to each situation. Therefore she combines the disciplines of architecture, urban planning and landscape architecture in an unconventional way and with sensitivity for light and beauty. Her use of material is expressive.


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