Dutch Architect Vows to Build a 'Welcoming People's Palace'
Birmingham Post › August 06, 2008
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A Dutch architect chosen to design the new pounds 193 million Library of Birmingham has promised to build a "warm and welcoming people's palace".
Francine Houben, founding partner of multiaward winning firm Mecanoo, said she hoped the building in Centenary Square would be loved by Birmingham citizens and become the city's social heart.See the full content of this document
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Dutch Architect Vows to Build a 'Welcoming People's Palace'
Her firm was chosen yesterday from architectural practices shortlisted to design one of the largest local authority-funded projects in the UK.
The project will see the new lan...See the full content of this document
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