N. John Habraken

In 1967 Habraken was appointed professor at Eindhoven University of Technology, and charged with the responsibility to set up its new Department of Architecture and serve as its first chairperson.

From 1975 to 1981 Habraken served as head of the Department of Architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA.

He lectured on these topics worldwide and is the author of a vast number of books, research reports, and many articles.

His book The Structure of the Ordinary is an investigation of laws governing the built environment as revealed by patterns of transformation.

(Homeruskwartier: 0,1 from left / 0,7 from above) 2013, The Hague housing estate Bomenbuurt, participatory project with buildings by famous architects (Hendrik Berlage, Jan Duiker et al.).

As a result, residents and architects protested against "unaesthetic" extensions on buildings and in private gardens of this area with a special cultural value.

1997, Amsterdam Scheepstimmermanstraat , "Cubist style". Master plan and coordination West 8 ( Adriaan Geuze ), design of houses by different architects with individual clients
2012, Almere Homeruskwartier, "Mix of styles". Master plan and coordination OMA , design of houses by different architects and residents. Further illustrations see below
2005, Helmond Brandevoort, "Traditionalist style". Master plan and coordination Rob Krier , design of houses by different architects with individual clients
1971, Delft Diagoon housing, "Architecture as a half-product". Development plan and architecture by Herman Hertzberger . Basic structure for participation
Delft Diagoon housing. Participation of the residents: interior, exterior and landscaping
In 1933 Le Corbusier designed the project "Fort l'Empereur" in Algiers , a housing estate with participation of the residents. The project is relevant again in the magazine Forum 2/1962 by Bakema .
Social housing estates with half-houses for participation in: Iquique 2004 (ill.), Santiago 2007, Monterrey 2010, Constitución 2016 ( Alejandro Aravena )
San Giorgio Maggiore in Venice by Andrea Palladio . In "Palladio's Children" Habraken writes about Palladio's concept of architecture.
Forum 1/1964 by Habraken, "everyday architecture" (grey), "special architecture" (white), plan Rome by Giambattista Nolli