Arno Pronk Assistant Professor
Einhoven University of Technology
Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning
Department of Building Technology
Chair of Product Development

Born 25 April 1967 in St Philipsland (NL)

Education
Master of Science in Architecture, Delft University of Technology, 1994
Currently finishing PHD about membrane mould for the making of fluid architecture, expected completion: 2008

Patents
Inventor of the infra+ floor-system patent in 1996.
The florin system is on the Dutch market. More information about this floor system can be found on the following site http://www.prefab-limburg.nl/
2 additional patents about floor-systems
Inventor of system to make fluid architecture, patent 2006

Previous professional experience
Apprenticeship at architectural office of Benthem Crouwel 1991 www.benthemcrouwel.nl
Own architectural practise in combination with product development 1994 – 1998;
Office building in Zwolle
Office building in Kelpen
Garage in Delft
Several renovations of houses in Zwolle Amersfoort and Delft
Worked as an architect for van Wylick  http://www.wy.nl/  1998
Worked as an architect for Marlies Rohmer architects http://www.rohmer.nl/ 1999
Assistant Professor at the Delft University of Technology Dep. of building technology 2000

Several Follies and project with
Jurgen Bey http://www.jurgenbey.nl/ (blobproject) 2003
Ontwerpers.nu http://www.ontwerpers.nu/ (inflatable exhabition) 2005
Dre wapenaar http://www.drewapenaar.nl/ (treetent) 2006
Rinus Roelofs http://www.rinusroelofs.nl/  (mathematical sculpture) 2006
Tom Frantzen http://www.frantzen.nl/NE/index1.html (follydock) 2007
Shell structure for fucsas http://www.fuksas.it/ will be executed in 2008

Self employed Follies
Igloo project Amsterdam 2004
Shell for Philips-pavilion research project 2006
Inflatable ring 2006

Orginizing of conferences
Adaptables 2006 http://supertuesday.tue.nl/
Bridges 2008 http://www.bridgesmathart.org/2007/2007.html

Current position
Assistant Professor at the Eindhoven University of Technology 2002
Chief auditor of NBD bouwdetails http://www.innovatieroute.nl/Default.lynkx?id=43 2002