On Friday, October 23 at 6 p.m., as part of its 2015 – 2016 Kittredge-Wilson Speaker Series, the Academy Art Museum is offering a lecture, “People, Place, Purpose, High-Profile Designs in The Netherlands and Elsewhere” by Francine Houben, Founding Partner/Creative Director at Mecanoo, Delft, The Netherlands. Houben currently leads the revitalization of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library in Washington, DC.
Francine Houben is Founding Partner/Creative Director at Mecanoo, Delft, The Netherlands. She will lecture at the Academy Art Museum on Friday, October 23 at 6 p.m., as part of its 2015 – 2016 Kittredge-Wilson Speaker Series.
Francine Houben, Hon. FAIA, creative director Mecanoo architecten in Delft, The Netherlands, has lead the firm in 30 years to success, amassing a portfolio of work that is wide-ranging, inspired by global challenges and with a sustainable view on society. Her work has received international critical acclaim, each project illustrating the three fundamental elements of her architectural vision: people, place, purpose. The lecture titled “People, Place, Purpose” features Houben’s vision and philosophy, as well as the participatory planning and design process, that is fundamental to her work. She currently leads the revitalization of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library in Washington, DC. The Bruce C. Bolling Building in Boston, a municipal office of great significance for the district of Roxbury, was opened in March 2015. Francine Houben and Mecanoo have most recently been selected to lead the New York Public Library Renovation.
In November, Queen Máxima of The Netherlands will present the 2015 Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds Prize to Houben for her oeuvre. In the lecture “People, Place, Purpose,” Houben will present her creative expression, based on these three elements. She will take attendees along sharing some of her high-profile designs in The Netherlands and elsewhere.
Tickets cost $15 for Museum members and $20 for non-members. Register online at www.academyartmuseum.org.
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