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Migration and the Role of Architects and Designers

2 february 2017

In light of the recent events in the US and the responses the immigration ban has triggered all over the world, we invite the design community to join Het Nieuwe Instituut’s ongoing programme of activities around migration and the role of architects and designers as relevant figures in the current socio-political context.

The migrant camp known as the New Jungle Camp, near Calais, northern France. AP/Hollandse Hoogte
The migrant camp known as the New Jungle Camp, near Calais, northern France. AP/Hollandse Hoogte

Similarly, Het Nieuwe Instituut launches a collective endeavour to rethink safety and security in cities, and prioritze the protection of citizen’s rights and freedoms. Read more about our research projects and discursive programme on the role of design and architecture in current processes of displacement.

 

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Reporting from Mali. Photo Malkit Shoshan

Architectures of Security

Het Nieuwe Instituut participated in the Future Force Conference, organised by the Netherlands Ministry of Defence, which took place in the Hague on 9 February 2017. The Future Force Conference is a highly innovative international networking conference addressing the theme: From partnerships to ecosystems: combining our efforts for a more secure world. Het Nieuwe Instituut contributed to the conference with two breakout sessions under the title Base of the Future and with speakers such as Malkit Shoshan, Jan Willem Petersen, Ekim Tan and Marina Otero Verzier.

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