Marc Koehler (born 1977,

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) is a Dutch

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of Portuguese origin. Koehler studied at the

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and, in 2004, he became a staff member and lecturer at the University's Faculty of Architecture. In 2005, he began his research based design office in

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, which became known for its criticism and design proposals for private houses in the Netherlands. In 2009 Marc Koehler Architects won several international design competitions, such as the 1st prize in the Oporto waterfront idea competition (Portugal), the 1st prize in the Belgium Open Call competition for the community centre in Loker (Belgium) and won an honorable mention in the idea competition for the new Faculty of Architecture of the Technical University of Delft (Netherlands. Koehler is actively engaged in the contemporary architectural debate and his work is widely published.

References

Marc Koehler Architects

Top 10 list of Dutch Architects under 40

Amsterdam architecture centre ARCAM

IJburg house

Dutch facade-design award 2008

World architecture festival award 2008
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1977 births Living people Dutch architects Delft University of Technology alumni Academic staff of the Delft University of Technology People from Naarden {{Netherlands-architect-stub