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The collection of the Nieuwe Instituut offers an insight into 130 years of development in Dutch architecture and urbanism.

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G. Friedhoff. Ministry of Education, Arts and Science, The Hague, 1948-1953. Collection Nieuwe Instituut, FRIE 2.61

18 April 2024

BONAS Anniverary Edition: Gijsbert Friedhoff

The BONAS Foundation is celebrating its 30th anniversary with the publication of a monograph on the architect and former Government Architect Gijsbert Friedhoff.

28 March 2024

After the Future

Join us for the premiere of After the Future, a short film about the architect’s role and position in society. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion.

Models stored in the Open Model Storage, part of the workshop is visible.

1 February 2024 - 2 February 2024

Model Storage Open During Art Rotterdam

Visit the Open Model Storage of the Nieuwe Instituut, which will be open to the public during Art Rotterdam. Located on the site of the Van Nelle factory, the depot is used to store around 700 models in an open layout.

Studio Monnik. Everything Will Be Alright. Concerto Books, 2024

8 December 2023

Exhibition Opening – Designing the Netherlands: 100 Years of Past & Present Futures

Nieuwe Instituut and the Dutch Board of Government Advisors (CRa) are pleased to invite you to the opening of Designing the Netherlands: 100 Years of Past & Present Futures.

21 April 2022

The Community Centre: Forms of Fellowship

In the third event in the Social Talks series, several guests, including artist Uta Eisenreich, artist Wendelien van Oldenborgh and architect Piet Vollaard will conduct a 'conversation of the social' concerning a controversial experiment in social design from the 1970s: the multifunctional, user-driven community centre 't Karregat (1974) by architect Frank van Klingeren.

10 March 2022

Building HERitage

In the light of International Women's Day 2022, this evening marked the National Collection's acquisition of women architects' archives from the early 20th century.

8 October 2020

Plastic! The Zip-a-Tone, Letraset, Mecanorma and more

Many post-war design drawings, pamphlets and posters in Het Nieuwe Instituut's archives incorporate rub-down lettering or brightly coloured self-adhesive plastic foils. During this edition of Archive Explorations, experts on architecture, animated films and 1970s protest culture explore the possibilities and use of these materials from historical and contemporary perspectives.

26 September 2019

Queer Houses and Places

Are there places designed for or by queer communities? Or is it mainly a history of communities appropriating spaces? Together with archivist Alfred Marks, the State Archive for Architecture and Urban Planning will be viewed from a queer perspective. Dirk van den Heuvel discusses the results of his ongoing research into queerness in architecture, and Aad Koster takes you into Rotterdam's queer history.

12 September 2019

The Community Centre

In recent years a lot has happened in the area of community centres. After restrictive measures caused spending cuts and closures, they are back on the rise. These buildings act as centres for educational and recreational activities for the neighbourhood, as well as being multi-purpose buildings. With their resurgence, the typology and identity of these buildings is in the spotlight again, from the creativity of their designed spaces to their commissioning and sustainable financial models.

4 July 2019

Cornelis van Eesteren And The Current Professional Debate

Het Nieuwe Instituut and the Van Eesteren-Fluck & Van Lohuizen (EFL) foundation present Archive Explorations, an evening about architect and urban planner Cornelis van Eesteren. The event celebrates the occasion of the official transfer of the Van Eesteren archive to Het Nieuwe Instituut. Floor Milikowski, Linda Vlassenrood and Suzanna Jansen discuss their research, and Hetty Berens (Conservator, Het Nieuwe Instituut) shows highlights from the Van Eesteren archive.

23 May 2019

"Backward Boys And Subnormal Girls"

How do you design a living space for someone who cannot indicate their specific housing needs or wishes? How can a safe and stable living environment be created for people with intellectual disabilities? This edition of Archive Explorations looks at various types of housing designed for this group in the State Archive for Dutch Architecture and Urban Planning.

12 April 2018

Decolonial Gaze

Join our quest for a more varied perspective of the shared heritage from Indonesia, Suriname and the Netherlands, combining material from the State Archive for Dutch Architecture and Urban Planning and research into the Surinamese landscape. With Sara Frikech, Daphne Bakker, Paul Bijl, Thiëmo Heilbron, Simone Zeefuik and Hetty Berens.

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