Architecture - Single View

Building type: museum of architecture / concept of exhibition

Time line:

1958-1959: erbaut von Rasser & Vadi als Geschäftshaus 1984-85 ;

1984-1985: von Diener & Diener zum Architekturmuseum umgebaut

Architects:

• Rasser & Vadi
• Diener & Diener

"The Architekturmuseum Basel is a privately funded foundation, presenting a varied sequence of exhibitions on Swiss and international architecture. The museum was founded in 1984, and thanks to its wide-ranging activities has established itself as a highly regarded cultural institution within the growing public debate on architecture.
The exhibition programme is grouped around three principal themes: Swiss architecture of the classical Modern period is fundamentally important. Exhibitions on Hermann Baur, Hans Bernoulli, Le Corbusier, Hannes Meyer or Hans Wittwer analyse the contribution made by Swiss architecture to Neues Bauen and trace historical developments. A second principal theme is contemporary architecture in the international field. Exhibitions on Wiel Arets, Hermann Czech, Frank O. Gehry, Herzog & de Meuron, Rem Koolhaas, Rafael Moneo, Luigi Snozzi or Livio Vacchini provide up-to-date insights into major contemporary attitudes. Thirdly, various themes from the architectural periphery are featured. Wide-ranging exhibitions cast light on the links between fine art and architecture and address specific themes such as architectural photography, children's toys, tents or the historical development of models. The Architekturmuseum Basel is the only institution in Switzerland to examine architecture so comprehensively.
Publications accompany the exhibitions, developing and documenting their themes. As a rule there are guided tours for each exhibition, and usually a lecture, discussion or colloquium as well, to give additional depth to analysis of the topic in question. The Architekturmuseum regularly intervenes in current architectural debate, involves itself in certain concerns and takes up a critical position with its petitions and topical presentations, or in the form of the "Preis des Architekturmuseums", a prize created and first awarded in 1996. A calendar of all events relating to architecture in Switzerland appears every two months, exclusively for architects who give active support to the museum. A 1993 research project produced a comprehensive architectural guide to Basel and its environs, providing insight into the historical context.
Basel is an important international intersection point, a museum, university and trade-fair city at the centre of a catchment area set in the triangle between Switzerland, Germany and France, and this has worked very much to the advantage of the Architekturmuseum Basel. Basel has increasingly established itself as the architectural capital of Switzerland since the mid eighties; this is confirmed by the concentration of international architects' offices (e.g. Michael Alder, Diener & Diener, Herzog & de Meuron), and by the young and lively architectural scene."

Source: www.architekturmuseum.ch

Architekten:

• Max Rasser & Tibère Vadi

Schweizerisches Architekturbüro; Bürogemeinschaft von Max Rasser (*7.4.1914 Basel †200) und Tibère Vadi ( *5.8.1923 Basel †20.7.1983 Basel)

Projekte u.a.: Domus-Haus - Architekturmuseum Basel; 1984-85

• Diener & Diener

Swiss architectural office, founding: 1976 Basel. Office community of father Marcus Diener and son Roger Diener

Further Project : Neue Galerie Gmurzynska- Museum of Art, Cologne

Address:

street: Henric Petri-Straße 22
location: 4010 Basel, Basel-City, Switzerland
phone: +41 (61) 2725033
fax: +41 (61) 2725039
eMail: buero.basel@dienerdiener.ch
www: http://www.dienerdiener.ch