Because of the 4th International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam (IABR) from Tuesday 15 September 2009 till 10 January 2010 the entrance of the NAi has been moved to the Museum Park. Visitors of the NAI enter Gallery 1 directly by crossing a new bridge. The reception, bookshop and bar have a spot in the IABR-Forum in Gallery 1 of the NAi. The regular entrance to Rochussenstraat and Museum Park have been closed up till 10 January for visitors.
NAI Entrance during the IABR
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What is an Open City? How does a society take shape? How can architects and urban designers contribute to the development of socially sustainable cities? These are a few of the questions that will face visitors to Open City: Designing Coexistence, in the Netherlands Architecture Institute from 24 September 2009 to 10 January 2010.
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The International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam (IABR) will be held 24 September 2009 through 10 January 2010 in the Netherlands Architecture Institute in Rotterdam (the Netherlands). The theme of the fourth edition of the IABR is ‘Open City’.
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The main exhibition of the 4th IABR is Open City: Designing Coexistence in the Netherlands Architecture Institute (NAI). The building is literally opening up to the city of Rotterdam during the 4th IABR with a new and direct link between the street and the biggest of the exhibition galleries.
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Smart cities create more jobs, are cleaner, more flexible, more efficient and safer. They contribute to a sustainable world in social and economic terms too. The exhibition ‘Smart Cities – Parallel Cases 2’ shows 23 projects designed to make the city smarter. The exhibition can be seen from 20 April to 12 August in the Netherlands Architecture Institute (NAI) as part of the 5th International Architecture Biennial Rotterdam (IABR): Making City. ‘Smart Cities – Parallel Cases 2’ has been compiled by the joint Academies of Architecture in the Netherlands.
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On Friday April 20th the prize for the best project in the exhibition 'Smart Cities - Parallel Cases 2' was awarded at the NAI. An international jury selected two winners: Sendai Oasis - 1000 Rain Gardens and Hollandstad Inverted Metropolis. Both projects are part of the exhibition Smart Cities - Parallel Cases 2, an initiative of the six Dutch Academies of Architecture in the context of the 5th International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam (IABR), on ndisplay at the NAI.
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