Netherlands Architectural Institute

(Local Name: Rotterdam - Nederlands Architectuurinstituut (NAI)) The architect Jo Coenen of Eindhoven was the winner of a competition held in 1988 to choose the designer of new premises for the Architectural Institute on a site near the Boymans van Beuningen Museum. this impressive building was opened in 1993; each section is designed differently, to underline its many functions. In addition to collections covering Dutch architecture and municipal architecture since 1800, this international information and advice center issues monthly magazines and literature on specialist subjects and is also used for lectures and conferences. A library and exhibition rooms are open to the general public.