Koen Olthuis (born 1971) is a Dutch

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. He studied architecture and industrial design at

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. Olthuis is founder of the Dutch architectural firm, Waterstudio.NL, which specializes in floating structures to counter concerns of floods and

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. The firm is currently based in

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, The Netherlands. In 2005, together with Paul Van de Camp, Olthuis co-founded a company that specializes in developing floating structures. In 2007, Olthuis was ranked #122 in '' TIME Magazine's'' readers' poll of "the most influential people of the year", with a rating of 45 out of 100 possible points. In 2010, together with David Keuning, Olthuis authored a book called ''Float'', which discusses construction on water. Olthuis is currently a member of the Flood Resilience Group UNESCO-IHE. The Flood Resilience Group (UNESCO-IHE / TU Delft) focuses on establishing resilient urban water management. Often partnering with both private and public organisations, the Flood Resilience Group takes a trans-disciplinary approach to enhance resilience of cities to extreme weather events by incorporating urban water system planning, design, and governance. Koen Olthuis owns

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rights on the method for producing a floating base.

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Olthuis' Architectural Firm

Koen Olthuis' patent
{{DEFAULTSORT:Olthuis, Koen 1971 births Living people Dutch architects Delft University of Technology alumni People from Son en Breugel