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Netherlands Architecture Institute

The Netherlands Architecture Institute (NAI) was a cultural institute for architecture and urban development, which comprised a museum, an archive plus library and a platform for lectures and debates. The NAI was established in 1988 and was based in Rotterdam since 1993. It ceased to exist in 2013, when it became part of Het Nieuwe Instituut.

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1988

Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands

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Netherlands Architecture Institute in Rotterdam, Netherlands

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Former cultural institute for architecture and urban development in Rotterdam, Netherlands

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Jo Coenen

Born 1949 · Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

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Jo Coenen is a Dutch architect and urban planner. He studied architecture at the Eindhoven University of Technology, and later held professorships at TU Karlsruhe, Eindhoven University of Technology and Delft University of Technology.

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Jo Coenen Architects & Urbanists

practice · Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

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