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Origins of the digital
4 May 2026
Media Environments: Architecture and Communication Networks
Nathalie Bredella on architecture's first encounter with media theory
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Origins of the digital
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AP173.S2.2003.D1
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Series documents Lars Spuybroek's project Non-Standard Architecture in Paris, France, a group exhibition at the Centre Pompidou in which was presented large models of five project by NOX. Material in this series was produced around 2003. The series contains a 6 pages letter with photocopies of photographs of the installation. This project may also include digital design material, which has yet to be processed and which will available for consultation in 2017.
ca. 2003
Non-Standard Architecture, Paris, France (2003)
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AP173.S2.2003.D1
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Series documents Lars Spuybroek's project Non-Standard Architecture in Paris, France, a group exhibition at the Centre Pompidou in which was presented large models of five project by NOX. Material in this series was produced around 2003. The series contains a 6 pages letter with photocopies of photographs of the installation. This project may also include digital design material, which has yet to be processed and which will available for consultation in 2017.
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ca. 2003
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Architectural projects
AP173.S1
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Series documents the architectural projects in Europe, Asia and United States of Lars Spuybroek and his architectural firm NOX between the end of the 1980s to 2009. The series includes projects like the H2Oexpo in Neeltje Jans, Netherlands, his proposition ObliqueWTC for the new World Trade Center tower in New York in 2001, and many other projects, predominantly in the Netherlands. The material in the series was produced between 1989 and 2009. The series contains drawings and reprographic copies of conceptual drawings, design development drawings, working drawings and presentation drawings. The series contains also photographic material, predominantly slides, and some textual records, mainly related to the H2Oexpo.
1989-2009
Architectural projects
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AP173.S1
Description:
Series documents the architectural projects in Europe, Asia and United States of Lars Spuybroek and his architectural firm NOX between the end of the 1980s to 2009. The series includes projects like the H2Oexpo in Neeltje Jans, Netherlands, his proposition ObliqueWTC for the new World Trade Center tower in New York in 2001, and many other projects, predominantly in the Netherlands. The material in the series was produced between 1989 and 2009. The series contains drawings and reprographic copies of conceptual drawings, design development drawings, working drawings and presentation drawings. The series contains also photographic material, predominantly slides, and some textual records, mainly related to the H2Oexpo.
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1989-2009
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AP173.S2
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Series documents the public art installations and exhibitions in Europe and Asia of Lars Spuybroek and his architectural firm NOX between the end of the 1990s to 2010. The series includes projects like the exhibition installation WetGRID at the Musée des Beaux-Arts of Nantes in France and the D-Tower in Doetinchem, Netherlands, and many other projects, predominantly in Europe. The material in the series was produced between the 1900s and 2010. The series contains drawings and reprographic copies of conceptual drawings, design development drawings, working drawings and presentation drawings. The series contains also photographic material, predominantly slides, and works of art related to an exhibition in a gallery in Haarlem, Netherlands.
1990s-2010
Public art installations and exhibitions
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AP173.S2
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Series documents the public art installations and exhibitions in Europe and Asia of Lars Spuybroek and his architectural firm NOX between the end of the 1990s to 2010. The series includes projects like the exhibition installation WetGRID at the Musée des Beaux-Arts of Nantes in France and the D-Tower in Doetinchem, Netherlands, and many other projects, predominantly in Europe. The material in the series was produced between the 1900s and 2010. The series contains drawings and reprographic copies of conceptual drawings, design development drawings, working drawings and presentation drawings. The series contains also photographic material, predominantly slides, and works of art related to an exhibition in a gallery in Haarlem, Netherlands.
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1990s-2010
Media and Machines marks the second phase of the research project initiated with the 2013 exhibition Archaeology of the Digital. This initiative investigates how architecture engaged with digital technology from the 1980s until the turn of the century. The first exhibition identified the earliest practices looking to computation as a design medium that could serve(...)
Main galleries
21 May 2014 to 5 October 2014
Archaeology of the Digital: Media and Machines
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Media and Machines marks the second phase of the research project initiated with the 2013 exhibition Archaeology of the Digital. This initiative investigates how architecture engaged with digital technology from the 1980s until the turn of the century. The first exhibition identified the earliest practices looking to computation as a design medium that could serve(...)
Main galleries
Het land van altjib
ARCH268785
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Video produced by the Ministrie van Verkeen en Watershaat of the Netherlands.
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Het land van altjib
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ARCH268785
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Video produced by the Ministrie van Verkeen en Watershaat of the Netherlands.
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drawings
ARCH268788
between 1993 and 1997
drawings
between 1993 and 1997
drawings
Perspective of the interior of the Waterpavilion for the H2Oexpo in Neeltje Jans Island, Netherlands
ARCH268789
between 1993 and 1997
drawings
between 1993 and 1997
drawings
Perspective of the interior of the Waterpavilion for the H2Oexpo in Neeltje Jans Island, Netherlands
ARCH268790
between 1993 and 1997
drawings
between 1993 and 1997