The foundation Design Den Haag invites German designers and architects to send in projects that are commissioned by the German government. Projects concerning design for public space, visual communication and architecture will be placed on Design Den Haag’s website.
Design Den Haag 2010-2018 researches the relation between Design and Government in Europe within an international context, from cultural, economic and social viewpoints. Starting summer 2010, Design Den Haag will organize a total of five public events biennially in the field of design, architecture and visual communication, with exhibitions, publications, lectures and debates, workshops and documentary films. Each edition will entail a collaboration between Den Haag and another European government Capital: Berlin, Stockholm, Rome, London and Paris. Every edition will be evaluated. The final evaluation of the five editions will be submitted as report to the European Union at the end of 2018. This report will contain recommendations concerning the betterment of relations between design and governance, and on governmental funds for the quality of design, architecture and visual communication.
Here are some ‘Design and Government’ examples from the Netherlands and Germany:
Embassy residence in Beijing, 2007, Client: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Design: Kraaijvanger Urbis, Photo: Christian Richters
Dutch embassy in Berlin, 1997-2003, Client: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Service for Buildings Abroad, Design: OMA, Photo: Christian Richters
Installation at an archaeological site, 2008, Location: Houten, Client: Municipality Houten, Design: JSA (Jeroen schipper Architecten bv): The installation is located at an archaeological site and represents what is hidden beneath the ground. Like a billboard the site advertises its identity by means of a pixel display: ‘working on history here, as time flies by, irreversibly’. The pixels are three-dimensional, and when passing by, the text becomes an image which shows the vague form of an old Roman dwelling. A staircase inside the installation leads visitors past reproductions of earlier excavations to a platform with a view of the field and its surroundings.
EXPO pavilion, 2000, Location: Hannover, Germany, Client: Foundation Holland World Fairs, Design: MVRDV
Sportdomes, 2007, Client: Atelier of the Chief Government Architect, Design: Willem van der Sluis, Customr: A movable domed sports and recreational venue for illegal refugees held at detention barques in Zaandam. The perforation pattern allows daylight to enter while at the same time hiding the refugees from public view.
Fire and police station, 2004, Location: Berlin, Client: City Government Berlin, Design: Sauerbruch Hutton
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