ADDITIONAL NOTES:
Above, just outside of Amsterdam in the town of Hilversum, the new building for the Netherlands Institute For Sound And Vision, or in Dutch, Nederlands Instituut voor Beeld en Geluid (sound in link). A media center celebrating Dutch broadcasting, and housing one of the largest audio/video archives in Europe, the Institute recently opened in December of 2006, and was designed by Neutelings Riedijk Architects in 1999.Though the media "experience" is probably better for those who can speak Dutch, or kids who can interact with the more educational displays, the architecture itself creates an amazing interior space. From the architect's site:
"The new building... consists of five levels under ground and five levels above ground. In the underground, the national archives of Dutch radio and television recordings are stacked around a deep canyon. Above ground, a staged volume contains the media museum. The third element is the office building of the institute. The three volumes together enclose a large public atrium. The facade of the building is a screen of coloured relief glass that depicts famous images of Dutch television, a composition by graphic designer Jaap Drupsteen."
More images at terratorium.nl and iwan baan. You can also view the "stop-motion" webcam selects from the building's construction here.
