 A permanent exhibition of Dutch architecture from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries is on display in the Gallery of the NAI. A travelling version of the same exhibition is on it's way around the world.
Covering nineteen styles, the exhibition offers an introduction to Dutch architecture. This not only answers questions such as 'In what style is this building built?', but at the same time forms a guided tour of Dutch architecture for all visitors to the NAI. It is by no means the only way possible, but it does provide directions for everybody seeking to find their own way through the architecture they see around them and in the changing exhibitions at the NAI.
The exhibition begins with Neo-Classicism, which was the most prominent style early in the nineteenth century, and ends with Post-Modernism, Neo-Modernism and Supermodernism, the styles of today. A number of characteristic examples of each style are on display, and a short introduction outlines the developments and background. The survey includes work by all the important Dutch architects, including nineteenth-century masters like Jacob Otten Husley, Jan David Zocher, P.J.H. Cuypers and A.C. Bleys, and twentieth-century designers like H.P. Berlage, Gerrit Rietveld, Van den Broek & Bakema and Rem Koolhaas.
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