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Mecanoo's Francine Houben is the ABB LEAF Awards 2020/21 Lifetime Achievement honoree

2021-10-19T12:54:00-04:00

Mecanoo founder Francine Houben has been honored with a prestigious ABB LEAF Lifetime Achievement Award during a ceremony at London’s stylish Nobu Hotel last Thursday.

The honor is in recognition of the architect’s tremendous cultural output, which has included recent projects at the New York Public Library and University of Cambridge, in addition to works such as and the Montevideo in Rotterdam (2005) and the Library of Birmingham (2013) that have set the firm apart with an innovative combination of different practice areas united by a philosophy of “People, Place, and Purpose.”

"I am a specialist in things I haven't done before," Houben told Archinect in a 2017 interview. "I always search for the balance between analysis and intuition."

Related on Archinect: The Proust Questionnaire: Francine Houben

Houben’s career began at a time when only 10 to 15% of her university peers were women. She began practicing in 1984 after completing her studies at TU Delft the same year. From there, ...

Why enter the ABB LEAF Awards?

2018-05-16T08:00:00-04:00

This post is brought to you by ABB LEAF Awards.

The LEAF Awards is an annual awards ceremony founded in 2001 that brings together leading architects, designers, developers and suppliers from around the world. It recognises innovative architectural design projects and celebrates excellence in building design on an international scale. Every year each entry project is judged within its specific category by a leading panel of esteemed industry experts from around the world. Typically the LEAF Awards receive over 200 entries from a variety of architectural practices with recently completed or almost completed building design projects.

Following on from the truly international success and recognition of the 2017 ABB LEAF Awards, we are excited to announce that the ABB LEAF Awards 2018 will be held on Thursday 18th October, 2018, Frankfurt, Germany.

2018 welcomes the introduction of combining the ABB LEAF Awards with its partner event, LEAF Forum 2018, taking place on the 17th and 18th O...

Announcing the LEAF Awards and International Forum to be held this October

2018-04-26T09:00:00-04:00

This post is brought to you by ABB LEAF Awards.

The LEAF Awards is an annual awards ceremony founded in 2001 that brings together leading architects, designers, developers and suppliers from around the world. It recognizes innovative architectural design projects and celebrates excellence in building design on an international scale. Every year each entry project is judged within its specific category by a leading panel of esteemed industry experts from around the world. Typically the LEAF Awards receive over 200 entries from a variety of architectural practices with recently completed or almost completed building design projects.

Following on from the truly international success and recognition of the 2017 ABB LEAF Awards, we are excited to announce that the ABB LEAF Awards 2018 will be held on Thursday 18th October, 2018, Frankfurt, Germany. 2018 welcomes the introduction of combining the ABB LEAF Awards with its partner event, LEAF Forum 2018, taking place on the 17th and 18th O...

Winners of the LEAF Awards 2014

2014-10-14T18:18:00-04:00

The results of the LEAF Awards 2014 are out! Every year, the LEAF International highlights projects that are perceived as setting the standard for the international architecture and design community in various categories. Winners were recognized at an awards ceremony at the Swissotel in Düsseldorf/Neuss, Germany on October 10. This year's overall winner was One Central Park in Sydney, Australia by Ateliers Jean Nouvel + PTW Architects -- adding one more award to the list for the project.

Overall Winner (above) + Best Sustainable Development of the Year: Ateliers Jean Nouvel and PTW Architects, One Central Park, Sydney, Australia.

↓ Residential Building of the Year - Single Occupancy: studio mk27, P house, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

↓ Best Future Building of the Year - Drawing Board: MZ Architects, The Ring House, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

↓ International Interior Design Award: Wilmotte & Associés SA, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

↓ Public Building of the Year: O'Donnell + Tuomey / London School of Economics and Political Science, Saw Swee Hock Student Centre, London, UK.

See more of the winning projects on Bustler.

Previously: The LEAF Awards 2014 shortlist

The LEAF Awards 2014 shortlist

2014-08-14T20:48:00-04:00

The LEAF Awards are back with a new shortlist. The annual awards highlight projects that are perceived as setting the standard for the international architecture and design community in various categories. Category winners and an overall winner will be announced during the LEAF Awards 2014 at the Swissôtel, Düsseldorf/Neuss in Germany on October 10.

Here's a few of this year's shortlisters.

Find out more on Bustler.

Winners of the 2012 Emirates Glass LEAF Awards

2012-09-26T15:18:00-04:00

The final results of the 9th Annual Emirates Glass LEAF Awards have been announced in London. Winner of the Public Building Award, and also Overall Winner for 2012, was Sou Fujimoto Architects for their project Musashino Art University Museum & Library in Tokyo, Japan.

Shortlist Revealed for LEAF Awards 2012

2012-07-05T18:36:00-04:00

The 9th Emirates Glass LEAF Awards for architectural excellence have revealed its 2012 shortlist of entries. [...] The final category winners will be announced in London this September.