John Körmeling once placed a big arrow in front of a museum in Germany pointing away from the entrance. The entrance tickets stated that exit was free for all. His message: what happens outside is much more interesting than what is inside. What could this provocative attitude mean for a conservative city like Cologne? > Read more...

Does wealth paralyse creativity? On Thursday 29 March, NAI director Ole Bouman gave a lecture during a seminar about Architecture and Social Responsibility in the National Museum for Art, Architecture and Design in Oslo. The seminar was organised alongside the travelling exhibition Architecture Of Consequence, which is currently on display at the same museum. A comment from the audience triggered a spontaneous event, culminating in the first of, what might very well become, a series of propositions for a more sustainable future. Read Ole’s personal report. > Read more...

Lecture/Debat/symposium | External location - | 05/04/12 19:00 - 22:00

Throughout the month of April, the MAKK (Museum für Angewandte Kunst Köln) focuses on Dutch architecture, in the context of their 'Jahr der Architektur'. Under the title ‘Stadt-Design.NL’ the museum is displaying a number of Dutch projects in its lecture hall, starting on 5 April with a lecture by John Körmeling, on invitation of the NAI. > Read more...