DutchDFA aims to strengthen the international position of the most prominent of the Dutch creative industries through a joined-up approach. The four-year strategic programme takes place in the focus countries Turkey, Germany, China and India.
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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...
Exhibition | External location - | 09/03/12-27/05/12
The travelling exhibition Architecture of Consequence shows how architecture can create a more sustainable future and help to solve global challenges. This innovative agenda challenges urban designers to come up with progressive proposals and ideas, aimed at accomplishing the transition from a reactive to a proactive design practice.The exhibition is on show at the National Museum of Architecture in Oslo, Norway till May 27, 2012. > Read more...
As a part of the cultural Speed Date organized by the Prince Claus Fund on December 14, architect José Forjaz from Mozambique was invited by the NAI for a stay of 11 to 16 December 2011. After his visit we asked him a few questions. > Read more...
NAI hosts cultural programme for President of Mali
Liu Xiaodu of Urbanus Architects
For several years the NAI has been working with partners abroad to organise debates on location under the title Debates on Tour. By raising topical, global themes in architecture and urban planning for discussion on the most diverse locations in the world, we hope to promote the exchange of knowledge on a global scale. > Read more...
In order to convince as large an audience as possible of the need to deploy architecture to solve several global issues, the NAI is letting her exhibitions travel all over the world. > Read more...
Worldwide people are struggling with acute spatial challenges, architecture can play a part in helping to find answers to these problems. The NAI aims to prioritise them at national and local level, and address them through research and debate. > Read more...
To stimulate the exchange of knowledge and strengthen networks, many times a year the NAi invites a foreign expert to come to Rotterdam. The NAI puts together a tailor-made programme that enables the visitor to become acquainted with numerous organizations and people relevant to him or her within a short period of time. > Read more...
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