Madame Architect Presents: Mecanoo's Francine Houben and Dovetail Design Strategists' Susanna Sirefman at NYPL's Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library

On March 26, 2024, we gathered at the New York Public Library’s Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library for a conversation with Mecanoo’s Francine Houben and Dovetail Design Strategists’ Susanna Sirefman to talk about the design of the space (led by Mecanoo and BBB), DDS’s selection of Mecanoo, and advice to those wanting to start their own companies. Photography by Robert Byron Jones.

Francine Houben, Susanna Sirefman, and Julia Gamolina.

Julia Gamolina, Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Madame Architect.

Julia, Susanna, and Francine during the panel.

Mecanoo’s Francine Houben.

Julia, Susanna, and Francine.

The crowd!