Revisting the Born-digital Archives of The Nieuwe Instituut

By Brittany Brighouse,Ania Molenda

The Nieuwe Instituute is home to many born-digital archives of modern architecture and design. This project seeks to revisit these archival to re-discover the narratives and cultural trends of architectural design from modern and contemporary architects. Since architectural models of the digital era are designed using specialized software, it is a challenge to archive and preserve the raw data and to connect other research files back to the 3D model. This project explores the implications of that re-mapping of various forms of born-digital data in ways that showcase and contextualize the architect’s vision.

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MVRDV - The Hannover Expo 2000

The World Expo 2000 in Hannover was the first world exhibition to be held in the 21st Century and the very first to ever be held in Germany. The main theme of Expo 2000 was sustainable development and bridging the gap between nature and culture. Most of the pavilions at the Expo reflected on the relationship between nature and culture and The Netherlands’ pavilion designed by architectural firm MVRDV was no exception. Six stacked stereotypical ‘Dutch’ landscapes formed the building’s structure. This architectural experiment sought to showcase the possibilities of utilizing space as population density increases as well as exploring the concept of ‘new nature’: a mix of technology and the natural. This 3D edition utilizes the 3D model made by MVRDV and other born-digital archival material to detail their vision of sustainable architecture.

Revisting the Born-digital Archives of The Nieuwe Instituut

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MVRDV - The Hannover Expo 2000

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