April 2010 | The restoration of the scale models of Rotterdam Town Hall was completed at the beginning of 2010. Models that were heavily soiled and damaged have regained their architectural and historical significance and are now ready for public display. > Read more...

February 2009 | The NAI has received a subsidy to preserve and digitise one of the most important archives in the collection. Money from the Metamorfoze preservation programme will be used to preserve and scan pieces from the archive of architect Jan Duiker. > Read more...

July 2009 | In a three day conference in June 2009, the NAi aimed to map the development of research and experiences in creating, consuming and using digital architectural archives. > Read more...

July 2008 | Selection is the key word when it comes to compiling a balanced architecture collection, a collection that documents and represents the history of Dutch architecture and urban development as accurately as possible. How that selection is made is open to discussion and largely depends on the NAI’s capacity and changing architectural practices. > Read more...

November 2007 | These days, no building is designed without the use of a computer. The archives that the NAI will acquire in the future will largely consist of digital files. This has major ramifications for the way in which the material is to be managed, preserved and made accessible. > Read more...

November 2007 | In the Netherlands and abroad, extensive research is being done to find ways of archiving digital files so that they will remain accessible for future generations. > Read more...