Houben, Francine.

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

Basel ; Boston : Birkhäuser, ©2001.

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

"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.

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

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

Writings.
History

Richters, Christian.
Mecanoo (Firm)

Francine Houben, Mecanoo Architects, composition, contrast complexity

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