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X. Architecture Archives of the Future

With this year’s conference, the Jaap Bakema Study Centre celebrates its 10th anniversary and the centennial of the National Collection of Dutch Architecture and Urban Planning. To celebrate the two anniversaries, the conference aims to collectively investigate the future of curatorial practices, architectural legacies, memory and knowledge, and so the future narratives of the manifold histories yet unknown.

22 November 2023 09:30 - 23 November 2023 17:00

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Netherlands Documentation Center for Architecture in Amsterdam, one of the predecessors of Nieuwe Instituut. Collection Nieuwe Instituut, Archive NDBK

Architecture Archives of the Future will delve into the intersections and evolving relationships between architectural practice, archival research, and exhibition making. The questions we seek to explore range from institutional ones – examining the politics of archiving and exhibiting – to the role of technologies in preserving, curating, and communicating architectural archives. 

The conference will take place partly at TU Delft (22 November) and partly at the Nieuwe Instituut in Rotterdam (23 November).

Speakers

Sofia Aleixo, Grigas Algimantas, Meriç Altıntaş Kaptan, Dana Arnold, Julian Besems, Erin Besler, Jos Boys, Christian Burkhard, Federico Deambrosis, Mechtild Ebert, Javier Fernández Contreras, Mariam Gegidze, Robb Gilbert, Philip Goldswain, Andrea Gritti, Ludo Groen, Sarah Hearne, Meghan Ho-Tong, Catherien Howe, Andrea Iliescu, Victoria Jolley, Smaro Katsangelou, Maria Kyrou, Ana Martina Bakic, Anna-Maria Meister, Ana Miljački, Carlos Mínguez Carrasco, Mohammad Moezzi, Isabella Moretti, Jane Pavitt, Monika Platzer, Uta Potgiesser, Iris Ranzinger, Patricio del Real, Xavier van Rooyen, Frida Rosenberg, Mariya Rusak, Mark Sawyer, Luka Skansi, Sergio de Sousa Lopes Figueiredo, Leo Stuckardt, Heidi Svenningsen Kajita, Aymé Thorne Clarke, Jovana Tošić, Martien de Vletter and Meltem Yalçın Uysal.

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Programme

Archieve of MVRDV in the depot of the Nieuwe Instituut. Photo Johannes Schwartz.

Jaap Bakema Study Centre

The Jaap Bakema Study Centre was established in 2013 as a special research partnership between TU Delft and the Nieuwe Instituut. Its programme aims to intensify the exchanges between architectural design, archives, academia, and curatorial practices, while combining contemporary social issues with advanced historical and theoretical research. From the outset, the primary focus was to help increase the visibility and use of the National Collection of Dutch Architecture and Urban Planning, which is housed in the institute.

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