This book is wrapped in a similar soft green cover as the recently opened library itself. Texts, photographs, and drawings are blended giving vivid impressions of the project in all its aspects: the site, the programme, the construction, the technology, the materials, and the building and design process.
Francine Marie Jeanne Houben is a Dutch architect. She graduated with cum laude honours from the Delft University of Technology. She is the founding partner and creative director of Mecanoo architecten, based in Delft, The Netherlands, with offices in Manchester, United Kingdom, Washington, D.C., United States and Kaohsiung, Taiwan