跨越文化与时代的女性力量：Simone Guillissen-Hoa

Women's Strength

Across Cultures and Time

Simone Guillissen-Hoa

跨越文化与时代的

女性力量

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在国际妇女节之际，我们向一位具有跨文化背景、坚韧精神和卓越才华的女性致敬——

建筑师 Simone Guillissen-Hoa

。她不仅是比利时现代建筑的重要人物之一，也是一位连接中国与欧洲历史与文化的女性。

On the occasion of International Women's Day, we would like to pay tribute to a remarkable woman of multicultural background, resilience, and talent –

the architect Simone Guillissen-Hoa

. She was not only an important figure in modern Belgian architecture, but also a woman whose life connected the histories and cultures of China and Europe.

【从北京出发的人生】

A Life Journey Beginning in Beijing

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Simone Guillissen-Hoa 于1916年出生于北京，父亲是中国工程师，母亲是波兰裔作家。她在少年时期前往欧洲求学，先后在巴黎、英国和比利时学习，最终在布鲁塞尔完成建筑学学业，并于1938年毕业。

Simone Guillissen-Hoa was born in Beijing in 1916 to a Chinese engineer father and a Polish-born writer mother. As a teenager, she moved to Europe for her studies, spending time in Paris, the UK and Belgium before completing her architectural education in Brussels, where she graduated in 1938.

在那个女性进入建筑行业仍十分困难的年代，她成为比利时最早获得建筑学学位的女性之一，并很快以独立建筑师的身份开展职业生涯。

At a time when it was still difficult for women to enter the architectural profession, she became one of the first women in Belgium to obtain a degree in architecture and soon began her career as an independent architect.

【战争年代的勇气】

Courage in Times of War

Simone Guillissen-Hoa at her drawing table, 1946. ©Civa Collections

第二次世界大战期间，Simone Guillissen-Hoa与丈夫共同参与欧洲抵抗运动。战争给她的人生留下深刻印记：她曾被纳粹逮捕并被关押在集中营，在艰难环境中坚持生存。战争结束后，她重新开始建筑事业，并继续投身社会与文化生活。

During the Second World War, Simone Guillissen-Hoa and her husband took part in the European Resistance. The war left a profound mark on her life: she was arrested by the Nazis and imprisoned in a concentration camp, where she endured extremely harsh conditions. After the war, she rebuilt her life and resumed her architectural career while remaining active in social and cultural life.

这段经历不仅体现了她的勇气，也彰显了在历史巨变中女性所展现的坚韧与力量。

This experience reflected not only her courage, but also the resilience and strength women have shown in times of profound historical change.

【建筑领域的先驱】

A Pioneer in Architecture

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战后，Simone Guillissen-Hoa在比利时建立了自己的建筑事务所，成为最早创办个人事务所的比利时女性建筑师之一。她设计了多座住宅和公共建筑，并在现代主义建筑发展中留下独特印记。

After the war, Simone Guillissen-Hoa established her own architectural practice in Belgium, becoming one of the first Belgian women architects to run an independent firm. She designed numerous private houses and public buildings, leaving a distinctive mark on the development of modernist architecture.

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她的建筑风格融合现代主义理念，同时注重环境、材料与居住体验之间的平衡。许多作品至今仍矗立在比利时城市景观中，见证着她的创造力与远见。

Her architectural style combined modernist ideas with a careful attention to environment, materials, and the living experience. Many of her works still stand today in Belgian cities, bearing witness to her creativity and vision.

【女性力量与跨文化精神】

Women’s Strength and a Cross-Cultural Spirit

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Simone的一生跨越多个国家、文化与历史时期。她既是一位建筑师，也是一位抵抗运动参与者、单亲母亲和企业家。

Simone's life spanned multiple countries, cultures, and historical periods. She was not only an architect, but also a participant in the Resistance, a single mother, and an entrepreneur.

在男性主导的行业中，她以专业能力和坚定信念赢得尊重；在跨文化的背景中，她连接起中国与欧洲的历史与记忆。

In a profession long dominated by men, she earned respect through her professionalism and determination. Through her multicultural background, she also connected the histories and memories of China and Europe.

她的故事提醒我们：无论时代如何变化，勇气、创造力与坚持都能够跨越国界，塑造更加开放与多元的世界。

Her story reminds us that courage, creativity, and perseverance can transcend borders and help shape a more open and diverse world.

我们也向所有在各行各业不断突破自我、推动社会进步的女性致以最诚挚的祝福！

We also extend our warmest wishes to all women who continue to break barriers and contribute to progress in every field of society!