Archive Live! #1: Building for Everyone!

This first edition of Archive Live! focuses on the current housing crisis. There is an urgent need for housing that is socially accessible, healthy and climate-resilient, in neighbourhoods and cities where everyone should feel at home. We have faced similar housing challenges over the past century. Have we learned anything from them, and can we literally build on them?

In order to create a more diverse offering, collaboration between the design and construction sectors and the market is essential. Can the Nieuwe Instituut’s architecture collection inspire solutions? Which ideas contribute to good, affordable and diverse housing? We will consider interesting design methods, resident participation and experiments with residential forms and floor plans, for example.

The evening will offer a mix of the past, present and future. It includes an in-depth keynote speech, an interactive panel discussion and inspiring material from the collection.

Archive Live! brings the National Collection for Dutch Architecture and Urban Planning to life through a series of events that focus on urgent issues relating to place, space and society. We showcase collection materials that provide designers and other creators with fresh perspectives and inspiration for the future.

Combine this event with a visit to our exhibitions – admission to the museum is free on Thursday evenings. Fancy a bite to eat? Join us in the Nieuwe Café!

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Nieuwe Instituut, 25 Museumpark, Rotterdam, Netherlands