Lecture/Debat/symposium | NAi Rotterdam - Auditorium | 29/05/12 20:00 - 22:00
Istanbul represents the dilemma of rapidly growing metropolises worldwide. The city has to accommodate the increase of its population, consuming ever more space. However, it also has to provide the necessary resources for this growing population. This debate poses the key question of sustainability under conditions of growth-craziness. > Read more...
Lecture/Debat/symposium | NAi Rotterdam - Auditorium | 07/06/12 20:00 - 22:00
The acclaimed architect and urban designer Pablo Allard, Dean of the Faculty of Architecture and Arts at Universidad del Desarrollo, will present examples of Chilean architecture and urban design that have ventured to offer creative solutions to complex, social problems like poverty and post-disaster reconstruction. > Read more...
Lecture/Debat/symposium | NAi Rotterdam - Auditorium | 12/06/12 20:00 - 22:00
In this debate, the present state and the potential of explorations of the future will be discussed; of large-scale and long-term planning and design, and of contemporary utopia and ideal cities. On the occasion of the publication 'Dutch New Worlds'. > Read more...
Lecture/Debat/symposium | NAi Rotterdam - Auditorium | 01/06/12-01/07/12
Are Dutch ingenuity, pragmatism and process management the ideals that the explosively expanding or shrinking cities of the 21st century are most in need of? Due to unforseen circumstances, this debate will be postponed to another date in June. > Read more...
In collaboration with partners abroad, the NAI organises debates on location under the title Debates on Tour. Dutch expert speakers are invited to join in debate with their local colleagues. The NAI aims to promote the exchange of knowledge on a global scale by raising topical themes in architecture and urban planning for discussion at diverse locations around the world. > Read more...
Event | External location - | 11/05/12 9:30 - 17:00
At the international conference 'What Design Can Do' Archis/Volume and NAI hosted the break-out session 'What design can do for… contact!'. By 'hacking' the Apple Store for a 'silent' conference on the merits and pitfalls of social media, participants were able to experience (the limits of) connectivity. Read the report by Rory Hyde. > Read more...
Exhibition | 22/02/12-31/12/12
During the symposium WIJkonomie Tarwewijk at the NAI the Economat by Thomas Lommée was presented. The Economat is a social machine that visualizes and maps micro-economical activities within a local community. A photo booth invites all inhabitants to capture, describe and locate their personal ‘demands’ or ‘supplies’ in a playful manner. > Read more...
