Mission Statements. The Architecture of Dutch Diplomacy
In 1991 the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Netherlands decided to promote national architecture abroad. All over the world new embassies were realised by prominent Dutch architects.
The buildings not only marked the highly original outcome of Dutch architecture, but represented the modern approach of Dutch diplomacy as well. International critics wrote enthusiastically about this new line up of mission architecture and rewarded many of the designs with prices. In 2007 the embassy in Addis Ababa received the most prestigious one: the Aga Khan Award.
After 20 years the Dutch government stopped the project for economic and political reasons. The Ministry of Foreign affairs declared on April 8th 2011: “We will move away from the traditional image of an embassy as a building with a flag and a mission staff.”
The screening is followed by a Q&A with director Jord den Hollander.
- Director:
- Jord den Hollander
- Year:
- 2011
- Country:
- The Netherlands
- Genre:
- Documentary
- Duration:
- 60 minutes
- Language:
- Danish
- Subtitles:
- Romanian
Awards and festivals:
AFFR Architecture Film Festival Rotterdam, 2011 | ArchiFacts Film Festival Antwerpen, Belgium, 2011 | BEF2012 | Architecture & Design Film Festival Chicago, USA, 2012 | Bosch Art Film Festival, 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands, 2012 | Resene Architecture & Design Film Festival Auckland, New Zealand, 2012 | Venice Biennale 2012: Design Onscreen Film Festival, Italy | Architecture ZA Biennial Festival, 2012 | Cape Town, South Africa, 2012 | nternational Golden Lens Documentary Festival, Jakarta, Indonesia, 2012 | Architecture Design Film Festival New York, USA, 2012 | Architecture and Design Film Festival Winnipeg, 2013 | FIFA Montréal, 2013 | Architecture & Design Film Festival Chennai, India, 2013