Francine Houben belongs to the record of architecture as a figure whose buildings outlasted the taste that commissioned them.
The record lists Francine Houben as Dutch architect (born 1955).
Francine Houben was born in 1955. Her recorded nationality is Kingdom of the Netherlands. She trained at Maartenscollege, Groningen.
Post-war architecture built at state scale: housing, new towns and civic megastructures, with results that are still being judged.
She is recorded as architect, textile artist and university teacher.
Among her best-known works are La Llotja de Lleida and Montevideo. Architecture is the art that cannot be avoided: people live inside the argument.
Recognition followed: Amsterdamse Architectuurprijs, Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds award and Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion.
That the work was built in Kingdom of the Netherlands shaped it: climate, materials, planning law and who holds the budget all decide what can actually be built.
Achievements
- Notable work: La Llotja de Lleida
- Notable work: Montevideo
- Amsterdamse Architectuurprijs
- Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds award
- Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion
- Trained at Maartenscollege, Groningen
