MVRDVHNI: The Living Archive of a Studio
In the autumn of 2021, Het Nieuwe Instituut will present MVRDVHNI: The Living Archive of a Studio. This exhibition explores the archive of architecture office MVRDV. Het Nieuwe Instituut displays the MVRDV archive as a living entity in office spaces, rather than in museum galleries. As a working environment, the office is the place where ideas and projects move fluidly back and forth between present, past and future.
7 May 2021
MVRDV Archive at Het Nieuwe Instituut
In 2015, Het Nieuwe Instituut, the national heritage institution for architecture, design and digital culture, began acquiring the MVRDV archive. This is more than the archive of an iconic architecture office. MVRDV also offers an example of a multidisciplinary working method, through which it develops various forms of knowledge. In addition, the archive consists mainly of digital material, which presents Het Nieuwe Instituut with new challenges concerning archive management and accessibility, but which also offers opportunities for a different relationship to heritage.
Explore the archive
_MVRDVHNI _invites you to explore the archive and engage with the materials. The exhibition brings the archive to life by adding new stories to its history and by developing new instruments for making the material accessible.
In addition to the exhibition, an accompanying programme explores various themes in MVRDV's work and the issues surrounding keeping (digital) archives.
About MVRDV
The architecture office MVRDV operates at the intersection of architecture and urban design. MVRDV has distinguished itself through its innovative designs on both large and small scales. It is known for projects like Expo 2000, Silodam, Markthal and the new Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen, which will open in 2021. Under the name MVRDV NEXT, the agency develops innovative digital working methods and new technologies.
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Credits: MVRDV: European Patent Office, The Hague, 2004-2005. Model. Collection Het Nieuwe Instituut, Archief MVRDV, MVRV m142. Download Image
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