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Composition, contrast, complexity : Mecanoo architects / Francine Houben ; photography, Christian Richters ; [English translation: Peter Mason].
Main entry:

Houben, Francine.

Title & Author:

Composition, contrast, complexity : Mecanoo architects / Francine Houben ; photography, Christian Richters ; [English translation: Peter Mason].

Publication:

Basel ; Boston : Birkhäuser, ©2001.

Description:

253 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), map, plans ; 28 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-249).
Summary:

"In this book Francine Houben presents a personal account of her experiences. Text and image convey her original and authentic attitude, views and feelings about architecture. She has made a selection from her many Mecanoo projects for this publication. A home and a canal house. A garden town and a water town. A secondary school, a polytechnic and a university library. The public space of a historic city, a park and a square in a medieval city. A vision of mobility and infrastructure and an ecological new town. A hotel and an underground office. A ruin, a theatre, a decor for an opera, a museum and an exhibition. And finally a chapel in a cemetery. Each of these projects is exemplary of her vision and illustrates the three core elements of how she conceives architecture: composition, contrast and complexity."--BOOK JACKET.

ISBN:

3764364521 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
9783764364526 (pbk. ; alk. paper)

Subject:

Houben, Francine
Mecanoo (Firm)
Mecanoo Architects.
Architecture Netherlands History 20th century.
Architecture Pays-Bas Histoire 20e siècle.
Architecture.
Arquitetura moderna Século 20 Holanda.
Architecture Netherlands 20th century.
Architecture, Modern 20th century.
Netherlands.

Form/genre:

Writings.
History.

Added entries:

Richters, Christian.
Mecanoo (Firm)

Francine Houben, Mecanoo Architects, composition, contrast complexity

Holdings:

Location: Library main 216372
Call No.: NA44.M496.H6 2001
Status: Available

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