In many parts of the world people are struggling with acute spatial challenges ranging from environmental issues and housing shortages to rising water levels. Architecture can play a part in helping to find answers to these problems. The NAI aims to draw attention these issues, prioritising them at national and local level, and addressing them through research and debate. The Matchmaking Programme of the NAI brings expertise and challenges together. > Read more...
Workshop | 28/10/11 9:30 - 20:30
Opportunities for Dutch designers are increasingly found abroad. How to best make use of these opportunities? An increasing number of Dutch designers is exploring these new territories. DutchDFA is developing made-to-measure local support systems. On 28 October 2011, at Dutch Design Week, DutchDFA will present an update on the Workspaces and Design Desks in China, India, Germany and Turkey, while designers who are active in these countries will share their experiences. > Read more...
The NAI and the Chinese project developer VANKE signed an agreement on 29 August in Beijing to cooperate in the field of social housing. The first specific joint project is the development of a large number of low cost housing units near Beijing by a group of Dutch and Chinese architects. > Read more...
The NAI launched a matchmaking programme in China at the end of 2009. The aim is to set up a joint venture for a number of years in the field of social housing in China involving Dutch and Chinese architects. Eight Chinese architects were invited to the Netherlands by the NAI on 30 August 2010 to visit Dutch housing projects. > Read more...
With 14 million inhabitants, Mumbai is the largest city in India. The NAI is focusing on the city’s urban issues, primarily those relating to housing. In partnership with Indian architects and the Indian project developer TATA Housing, steps are being taken to design and realise a new model for social housing. > Read more...
The NAI launched the Matchmaking Programme in China at the end of 2009, aiming initially at housing in metropolises like Shanghai, Beijing and Shenzhen. After exhaustive preliminary research carried out by the think-tank Movingcities the NAI concluded that there is a serious lack of good quality housing for large low-income population groups. Furthermore, Chinese architects are also under pressure to develop and produce buildings at a brisk pace that allows little time for reflection. > Read more...
