Winka Dubbeldam
Winka Dubbeldam | |
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| Born | 1966 (age 58–59) |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Occupation | Architectural Designer |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Notable work | As founder of Archi-Tectonics, Pro Bono Project in Monrovia, Greenwich Building and V33 building in New York, American Loft Building in Philadelphia, National Building Museum's 2004 exhibition on Masonry variations, Aida's House of Beauty in Manhattan. |
| Website | http://www.archi-tectonics.com/ |
Winka Dubbeldam (born 1966) is a Dutch architectural designer and academic. After her education in architectural design at Columbia University, she established her own firm, Archi-Tectonics (with 15 employees), in 1994 in New York City. Her use of a combination of sustainable materials, innovative and inventive building methods with adoption of digital techniques has been recognized and awarded by major institutions. She is a Professor and Chair of architecture at the University of Pennsylvania. She is the RIBA External Examiner for the Bartlett UCL London [2018-2022], the Creative Director for the Venice Biennale Virtual Italian Pavilion [2021]. Her Ted talk “Crowdfunding Urban Planning” was in TED Global in Edinburgh Scotland 2013.
Her debut in building design was a residential house whose exhibits were displayed at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). In 2004, Esquire magazine named her "Best and Brightest". Her designs have also been exhibited in the Venice Biennale, MoMa, Storefront, and Aedes Berlin in 2019, among others