Awards

2021

Herengracht Industrie Prijs winner for LocHal Library, Tilburg, the Netherlands.
Richard H. Driehaus Foundation National Preservation Award, Historic Preservation for Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, Washington D.C., USA.
ENR MidAtlantic Excellence in Sustainability, Award of Merit Renovation/Restoration for Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, Washington D.C., USA.
THE PLAN Award, Honorable Mention, Urban Planning/Future category for Spoorzone Dordrecht, the Netherlands.
The Municipal Art Society of New York, MASterworks Award, Best Adaptive Reuse for Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library, New York, USA.
2021 European Prize for Architecture by The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies and The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design
AZ Awards, Urban Design Visions, Award of Merit for Spoorzone Dordrecht, the Netherlands.
Yuan Ye Award, Architecture and Landscape for Tainan Public Library, Taiwan.
Fast Company's World Changing Ideas Awards 2021, category Transportation, Finalist for RET Metro Interior.
Female Frontier Award by World Architecture News, winner Architect of the Year 2021, Francine Houben.
Cambridge Design and Construction Awards, commendation best new large building for Key Worker Housing University of Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Architizer A+Firm Awards Winner in the Architecture - Cultural category.
Architizer A+Firm Awards Finalist in the Architecture - Institutional category.
Architizer A+Firm Awards Finalist in the Best in Europe category.

2020

Luxury Lifestyle Awards 2020, category Best Luxury Architect Studio in Netherland.
AIT-Award 2020, Best in Interior and Architecture, 2nd prize, category Public Buildings/Culture, LocHal Library, Tilburg, the Netherlands.
ABB LEAF Awards 2020/21 Lifetime Achievement Winner, Francine Houben.
Beste Bibliotheek van Nederland 2020 Award for LocHal Library, Tilburg, the Netherlands.
IES Illumination Awards 2020, Award of Merit to National Kaohsiung Centre for the Arts, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
THE PLAN Award, Honorable Mention, Villa category for Villa Vught, Vught, the Netherlands.
Chicago Athenaeum, International Architecture Awards 2020, Museums and Cultural Buildings category for National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Architizer A+Awards, Special Mention, Private House (XL >5000 sq ft) category for Villa Vught, the Netherlands.
TU Delft Alumnus of the Year 2020, Francine Houben.
Médaille d’Architecture Fondation Le Soufaché, Francine Houben.
BUILD's Design & Build Awards, Recognised Leaders in Urbanism and Landscape Design, 2020 - The Netherlands.

2019

China Construction Engineering Luban Prize for Longgang Cultural Centre, Shenzhen, China.
International Prize, Prix des Femmes Architectes, Francine Houben.
INSIDE - World Festival of Interiors Award, Creative Re-use category for LocHal Library, Tilburg, the Netherlands.
Taiwan Architecture Award, Honorable mention for National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
WIN - World Interiors News Awards, Gold Winner, Learning category for LocHal Library, Tilburg, the Netherlands.
London Design Awards, Silver in the Residential category for Glass Villa on the lake, Lechlade, United Kingdom.
Dezeen Awards, shortlisted for Architect of the Year in the category Studios.
Dezeen Awards, Rebirth project of the year for LocHal Library, Tilburg, the Netherlands.
MIPIM Asia, Silver Award, Best Infrastructure Development for National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
MIPIM Asia, Special Jury Award for National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Fast Company’s Innovation by Design Awards, category Spaces, Place, and Cities, Honorable Mention for National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
DFA Design for Asia Awards, Silver Award for National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Architizer A+Awards, Special Honoree Award for National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Architizer A+Awards, Popular Choice Winner in the Cultural - Hall / Theater category for National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Architizer A+Awards, Jury Winner in the Cultural - Hall / Theater category for National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
AZ Awards, Adaptive Re-Use, Award of Merit for LocHal Library, Tilburg, the Netherlands.
NRP Gulden Feniks Award, Category S for LocHal Library, Tilburg, the Netherlands.
Dutch Design Awards, Habitat category for LocHal Library, Tilburg, the Netherlands.
BNA Building of the Year’19, Liveability & Social Cohesion Award for LocHal Library, Tilburg, the Netherlands.
BNA Building of the Year’19, Public Vote Award for LocHal Library, Tilburg, the Netherlands.
THE PLAN Award, Interior category for LocHal Library, Tilburg, the Netherlands.
THE PLAN Award, Villa category for Glass Villa on the lake, Lechlade, United Kingdom.
THE PLAN Award, Honorable Mention in the Culture category for National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Dutch Creativity Awards, Architecture Award for National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

2018

SDA Design Award 2018, Best Architecture and Spatial Planning, for National Kaohsiung Centre for the Arts, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Silver in the 2018 New York Design Awards, Architecture - Public & Institutional, for National Kaohsiung Centre for the Arts, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
BNA Kubus Award, Francine Houben.
Architizer A+Award, Popular Choice in the category Government & Municipal Buildings for Palace of Justice, Córdoba, Spain.
MIPIM/Architectural Review, Future Project Award 2018 Commendation, Big Urban Projects for Kaohsiung Station, Taiwan.
Frame Awards People’s Vote, Healthcare Centre of the Year for Zaans Medical Centre, Zaandam, the Netherlands.
Transportation Concept Award at the RTF Sustainability Awards 2017 for Kaohsiung Station, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Best Meeting Location of the Year at the Meetings Award 2017 for St. Gerlach Pavilion & Manor Farm, Valkenburg Aan De Geul, the Netherlands.
Honor Award for Design Excellence at the BSA Design Awards for Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Building, Boston, USA.

2017

Digital prize at Idea-Tops Awards for National Kaohsiung Centre for the Arts, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
De Architect, ARCH17 Award in the category of furniture for HUBB - Learning Environments, the Netherlands.
RAP Leiden Award, jury prize for Langebrug Student Housing, Leiden, the Netherlands.
Regeneration award at the Housing Design Awards for Southmere, South Thamesmead, United Kingdom.
Dedalo Minosse Special Prize, Stanislao Nievo Special Prize for collaboration with Birmingham City Council on the Library of Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Architizer A+Award, jury prize and the popular choice in the category Contract Furniture for HUBB – Learning Environments, the Netherlands.
Red Dot Award Product Design for HUBB – Learning Environments, the Netherlands.
Civic Trust Selwyn Goldsmith Award for Universal Design for HOME Arts Centre, United Kingdom.
Harleston Parker Medal for Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Building, USA.

2016

RIBA North West Award for HOME Arts Centre, United Kingdom.
RIBA National Award for HOME Arts Centre, United Kingdom.
THE PLAN Award in the office category for Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Building, USA.
Boston Preservation Alliance, Preservation Achievement Award for Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Building, USA.
Utrecht University, Honorary Doctorate, Francine Houben.
The Architectural Review, AR MIPIM Future Projects Award, Cultural Regeneration for Three Cultural Centers & One Book Mall, China.
Rietveldprijs Foundation Utrecht, Rietveld Prize, special mention for Anne Frankschool, the Netherlands.
Architects' Journal, Architecture Tomorrow, Highly Commended for Manchester Engineering Campus Development, United Kingdom.
European Hotel Design Awards, architecture award for Hilton Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, the Netherlands.

2015

Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds Prize, Francine Houben.
BAC Craft Award from the International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers for most innovative use of masonry for the Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Building, USA.
The International Architecture Award from The Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design to the Library of Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Schueco Excellence Award in the cultural category for the Library of Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Civic Trust Awards, Selwyn Goldsmith Universal Design Award for Library of Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Architizer, A+ Award in the category of Architecture + Workplace for Rabobank Westelijke Mijnstreek Advice Centre, the Netherlands.
Architizer, A+ Award in the category of Architecture + Ceiling for the Delft Station Hall, the Netherlands.

2014

Special Commendation for Kaap Skil at the annual European competition of the Luigi Micheletti Foundation, Texel, the Netherlands.
RIBA National Award for Library of Birmingham, United Kingdom.
RIBA West Midlands Building of the Year 2014 for Library of Birmingham, United Kingdom.
RIBA Stirling Prize Nomination for Library of Birmingham, United Kingdom.
RIBA West Midlands Emerging Architect of the Year to Patrick Arends.
Architects' Journal UK Woman Architect of the Year 2014, Francine Houben.

2013

Architects' Journal Building of the Year 2013 for Library of Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Korea Color Design Award, Grand Prix for Whistling Rock Golf Club, Chuncheon, South Korea.
Lieven de Key Medal for Architecture of the City of Haarlem for Sterren College, Haarlem, the Netherlands.
School Building Innovation Award of the Dutch Ministry for Education, Culture and Science for Sterren College, Haarlem, the Netherlands.
Property Award, Jury's Special Project for Library of Birmingham, United Kingdom.
World Architecture Festival Award, Schools Category for Fontys School of Sports, Eindhoven, the Netherlands.
Amsterdam Architecture Prize 2013 (Golden A.A.P.), Amsterdam University College, the Netherlands .
Architizer A+ Award, Kaap Skil, Texel, the Netherlands.

2012

Wood Architecture Award, 2nd prize, Kaap Skil, Texel, the Netherlands.
Daylight Award 2012, Living Daylights Foundation, Kaap Skil, Texel, the Netherlands.
International Design Award, second prize cat. other architectural designs, La Llotja de Lleida, Lerida, Spain.

2011

Dedalo Minosse International Prize, special Commendation for collaboration with Centre de Negocis i de Convencions on La Llotja de Lleida, Lerida, Spain.
Chicago Athenaeum Europe International Architecture Award 2011, La Llotja de Lleida, Lerida, Spain.
Chicago Athenaeum Europe International Architecture Award 2009, Amphion Theatre, Doetinchem.
Royal Town Planning Institute, Commendation for significant contribution to Town Planning in the West Midlands for Library of Birmingham, United Kingdom.

2010

Chicago Athenaeum Europe Green GOOD DESIGN Award 2010, for design Municipal Offices and Train Station, Delft.

2009

Chicago Athenaeum Europe International Architecture Award 2009, FiftyTwoDegrees, Nijmegen.
Chicago Athenaeum Europe International Architecture Award 2009, Wei-Wu-Ying Centre for the Arts, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
International Design Award 2009, 1st prize cat. commercial buildings, of IDA, Los Angeles for FiftyTwoDegrees, Nijmegen.
International Design Award 2009, 3rd prize cat. Landscape/urban planning, of IDA, Los Angeles for Wei-Wu-Ying Centre for the Arts, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

2008

Cityscape Architectural Award 2008 of Cityscape Dubai for National Performing Arts Center, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Dedalo Minosse Special Eurotherm Prize for Sustainability2007/2008 for FiftyTwoDegrees, Nijmegen.
Veuve Clicquot Business Woman of the Year Award 2008 for Francine Houben.

2007

Brick Development Association Brick Award for Swimming Pool and Sports Centre het Marnix in Amsterdam.
Honorary fellowships for Francine Houben of the American Institute of Architects and the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada.

2006

International Highrise Award 2006 for Montevideo, Rotterdam.
International Prize Dedalo Minosse 2005/2006 for Montevideo, Rotterdam.
National Steel Construction Prize 2006 Nomination for Montevideo, Rotterdam.
City of Rotterdam Building Quality Prize 2006 for Montevideo, Rotterdam.

2005

Province of South Holland Culture Award for Francine Houben.
Real Estate Society of Nieuwe Maas in Rotterdam Golden Boulder 2005 Prize for Montevideo, Rotterdam.

2004

Ministry of Education, Culture and Science Best School Building Prize.
2004 for primary school Het Braambos, Hoofddorp (design Mecanoo i.c.w. N2 architecten).

2003

Dutch Building Prize Foundation Dutch Building Prize 2003 for the National Heritage Museum, Arnhem.
Foundation Het Zeeuwse Gezicht Zeeuwse Architecture Prize 2003 Second prize for Psychiatric Hospital, Goes.
5 Dutch Ministries Egg of Columbus prize for innovation and sustainability for the Glass House as Energy Source.

2002

Association Stadswerk Nederland Extraordinary Idea 2002 Second prize for The Glass Village, Zuidplaspolder.
Foundation of Attention to Architecture for the city of Arnhem Heuvelink Public Prize 2002 for residential area The Bastion, Rijkerswoerd, Arnhem.
City of Hilversum Architecture Prize 2002, Public Prize Nomination for Oude Torenstraat, Hilversum.

2001

Honorary fellowship for Francine Houben of the Royal Institute of British Architecture, U.K.
Wood Centre, Almere Wood Prize Nomination for National Heritage Museum, Arnhem.
The A.M. Schreuders Foundation A.M. Schreuders Prize 2001 for best underground building for Office Villa Maliebaan 16, Utrecht.

2000

Fundaçao Bienal de São Paulo, Brazil 4a Bienal Internacional de Arquitectura’s Award for the exhibition Mecanoo Blue – Composition, Contrast, Complexity.
Corus Construction Award for the Millennium for the Library Delft University of Technology.
KM Europa Metal Aktiengesellschaft Osnabrück, Germany ‘TECU’ Architecture Award 2000 for the National Heritage Museum, Arnhem.
City of Rotterdam Building Quality Award 2000 for residential area Nieuw Terbregge, Rotterdam.

1998

Dutch Steel Building Institute National Steel Construction Prize 1998 for the Library Delft University of Technology.

1997

Achterhoek Promotion Prize for Isala College, Silvolde.

1996

Ministry of Education, Culture and Science Best School Building Prize 1996 for Isala College, Silvolde.
Prize for Public Space Nomination for residential area Herdenkingsplein, Maastricht.
Mies van der Rohe Pavilion Award for European Architecture 1996 Nomination for Faculty of Economics and Management, Utrecht.

1995

Design Prize Rotterdam 1995 Nomination for Nationale Nederlanden Headquarters and ING-bank in Budapest, Hungary.

1994

Prize for Public Space Nomination for residential area Ringvaartplasbuurt East, Rotterdam.
City of Maastricht Jhr. Victor de Stuerspenning Prize for residential area Herdenkingsplein, Maastricht.
Bund Deutscher Architekten Experimental Housing Hugo Häring Prize B.D.A. for Internationale Gartenbau Ausstellung, Stuttgart, Germany.
Ministry of Education, Culture and Science Best School Building Prize 1994 Nomination for school ‘de Brug’, Leiden.
Ministry of Housing, Regional Development and Environment Bronzen Bever Prize for Building and Housing 1994 Nomination for residential area Park Haagseweg, Amsterdam.

1993

Bund Deutscher Architekten for Experimental Housing Auszeichnung Guter Bauten Prize B.D.A. 1993 for Internationale Gartenbau Ausstellung, Stuttgart, Germany.
City of The Hague Berlagevlag Prize for the offices for Gravura Lithographers, The Hague.

1987

City of Rotterdam Rotterdam Maaskant Prize for Young Architects.