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Netherlands Architecture Institute
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<p>The Netherlands Architecture Institute (NAI) was a cultural institute for architecture and urban development, which comprised a museum, an archive plus library and a platform for lectures and debates. The NAI was established in 1988 and was based in <a href="/facts/Rotterdam/p8LbhGmE">Rotterdam</a> since 1993. It ceased to exist in 2013, when it became part of <a href="/facts/Het_Nieuwe_Instituut/BUj6S49l">Het Nieuwe Instituut</a>. </p><p>The NAI was a private organisation with a government brief, which was to manage the collection of archives that document the history of Dutch architecture. As a sector institute for architecture it was tasked with supporting the professional field. The building also housed a bookshop and a cafe. </p>