Promising Young Architects brings together Dutch and Belgian architects.

Nine research-based artists based in the Netherlands work together with scientists, experts and theorists to expose new perspectives and meanings within themes such as migration, (urban) liveability, identity and ecology.

The Travelling Academy visits locations in Europe and on its fringes, bringing together local designers and their Dutch counterparts to explore how formal and informal forms of knowledge development can reinforce each other in tackling social and spatial issues. The embassies in each participating country are important partners in this project.

A collaboration with See (Capetown, South Africa), RCMC (Research Center for Material Culture, Tropenmuseum Amsterdam).

Activists, artists, designers and urban planners from South Africa, Brazil, Suriname and the Netherlands came together to exchange ideas during Designing Convivial Futures, a multi-day workshop organised by Het Nieuwe Instituut and the Research Center for Material Culture (RCMC), which took place from 1 to 4 October 2019.

How can we further improve the ‘bikeability’ of São Paulo and increase the use of bikes as alternative means for transport? Round N Around is a collaborative research project by the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (HvA Citizen Data Lab), the University of São Paulo and Het Nieuwe Instituut.

Reading Sites is a series of written perspectives on the broader field of design. Taking events, from design weeks to biennials, as its starting point, the series invites designers, writers and critics to reflect on emerging tendencies and design ideologies, arriving at new narratives that can foster alternative, shared and non-exploitative futures.