Guus Beumer has been named director of the Netherlands'
new national institute for architecture, design and e- culture, the merger
organisation’s Governing Board announced today.
The institute will begin operating on 1 January 2013, after the merger of
three official industry institutes: the Netherlands Architecture Institute
(NAi); Premsela, the Netherlands Institute for Design and Fashion; and Virtueel
Platform, knowledge institute for e-culture. Beumer is expected to begin work this autumn.
Beumer currently heads the Marres Centre for Contemporary
Culture and NAiM/Bureau Europa, both in Maastricht. The Governing Board of the
merger organisation said it was delighted with his appointment. “We are
confident that Guus Beumer will make an inspiring director for the new
organisation,” said board member Esther Agricola. “He's an ideal person to
encourage interaction between architecture, design and e- culture.”
The NAi, Premsela and Virtueel Platform are working hard
together to prepare for the merger. They finalised a 2013–2016 policy plan,
“Creativiteit als Noodzaak” (“Creativity as a Necessity”), in early July. More
information, including the new organisation’s name, will be made available in
September.
Guus Beumer, photo Philip Driessen
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Guus Beumer has been named director of the Netherlands'
new national institute for architecture, design and e- culture, the merger
organisation’s Governing Board announced today.
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On 1 January 2013, the Netherlands Architecture Institute
(NAI); Premsela, the Netherlands Institute for Design and Fashion; and Virtueel
Platform (the sector institute for e-culture) have merged to form a new
institute for architecture, design and e-culture. Below are answers to some
frequently asked questions.
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On 1 January 2013, the Netherlands
Architecture Institute (NAI), Premsela, Netherlands Institute for Design and
Fashion and Virtueel Platform, knowledge institute for e-culture, will merge to
form ‘The New Institute, for architecture, design and e-Culture’. The new
organisation will continue to mobilise the current distinctive brands at the
vanguard of the creative design disciplines. The institutions announced their
plans this morning.
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1 January 2013 sees the launch of The New Institute, a merger between
the Netherlands Architecture Institute (NAI), Premsela, the Netherlands
Institute for Design and Fashion and Virtueel Platform, knowledge
institute for e-culture. Starting in the New Year, the organisation will
be at the vanguard of the three creative disciplines. Existing projects
will be continued and, beginning in mid-2013, a rich and diverse
programme of new, synergistic activities will shape the organisation’s
agenda.
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The jury has of The Green Architecture Competition announced the winners of the competition. In two categories the jury awarded three projects with a First Prize and awarded one project with a honourable mention. The proposals of the prize winners and their fellow finalists are on display till July 22, at The Green Collective Exposition. This exposition also showcases the finalist of The Green Design Competition and The Green Fashion Competition.
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