Spotlight on Dutch architects in GermanySpotlight on Dutch architects in Germany

This autumn Het Nieuwe Instituut is initiating a series of dialogues in which young architects from the Netherlands and Flanders discuss their design practice in relation to four themes. The dialogues take place within the framework of the exhibition 'Maatwerk - Massarbeit' at the Deutsches Architekturmuseum, for which Het Nieuwe Instituut has provided material on loan.

The exhibition 'Maatwerk - Massarbeit' opens on 7 October at the Deutsches Architekturmuseum (DAM) in Frankfurt am Main. The DAM invited the Flanders Architecture Institute to compile a retrospective of Flemish and Dutch architecture from the past three decades. Running until 12 February 2017, the exhibition includes a number of models from the Het Nieuwe Instituut. Among the designs on display at the DAM are the ESTEC building by Aldo and Hannie van Eyck, the Peperklip social housing complex by Carel Weeber, the master plan for the Sphinx Céramique site by Jo Coenen, and an early design for the Byzantium building by OMA.

In addition, Het Nieuwe Instituut has taken the initiative to organize four dialogues this autumn between young and established architects from the Netherlands and Flanders. While the exhibition looks to both the past and distant future, the dialogues will explore the present and near future. The dialogues are structured around four themes expressed in the work of these offices: 'Boundless Customization', 'Radicalism & Poetry', 'Composition & Material' and 'Occasion & Place'.

The dialogues are being prepared by the Agency for Architecture, Design and Digital Culture of Het Nieuwe Instituut in collaboration with the Flanders Architecture Institute. The selection of offices reflects the efforts of Jantje Engels and Marius Grootveld, the curators responsible for part of the Maatwerk exhibition. Two of the dialogues take place at the Deutsches Architekturmuseum in Frankfurt am Main, one at Het Nieuwe Instituut in Rotterdam, and one at the Flanders Architecture Institute in Antwerp.

The Rotterdam event takes place on the evening of Thursday 27 October 2016 at Het Nieuwe Instituut, in Antwerp on the evening of Thursday 24 November 2016, and in Frankfurt on the evening of Thursday 8 December. The remaining dates will be announced soon. See our website for the full programme.

For more information and/or images please contact Justin Hahury, Het Nieuwe Instituut Department of Marketing, Communications and Commerce by email j.hahury@hetnieuweinstituut.nl or +31 (0)10-4401254.