The S AM Swiss Architecture Museum (german: S AM Schweizerisches Architekturmuseum) is an architecture museum in

Basel , french: link=no, Bâlois(e), it, Basilese , neighboring_municipalities= Allschwil (BL), Hégenheim (FR-68), Binningen (BL), Birsfelden (BL), Bottmingen (BL), Huningue (FR-68), Münchenstein (BL), Muttenz (BL), Reinach (BL), Riehen (BS) ...

, Switzerland. Through its program of temporary exhibitions and events, it contributes to international debates on

architecture Architecture is the art and technique of designing and building, as distinguished from the skills associated with construction. It is both the process and the product of sketching, conceiving, planning, designing, and constructing buildings ...

and

urban development Urban means "related to a city". In that sense, the term may refer to: * Urban area, geographical area distinct from rural areas * Urban culture, the culture of towns and cities Urban may also refer to: General * Urban (name), a list of people ...

as well as related socio-political aspects. In addition, the museum issues publications and holds special events in conjunction with the exhibitions. Its premises are located within the

Kunsthalle Basel Kunsthalle Basel is a contemporary art gallery in Basel, Switzerland. As Switzerland's oldest and still most active institution for contemporary art, Kunsthalle Basel forms a vital part of Basel's cultural centre and is located next to the city's ...

Exhibitions

Since its foundation, the museum has realised over 170 exhibitions. Events in the form of lectures, discussions, talks, workshops, guided tours, and numerous publications accompany the exhibitions. * 2022 Napoli Super Modern * 2021 Beton * 2021 Mock-up * 2020 Basel 2050 * 2019 Under the Radar * 2019 Swim City * 2018 Dichtelust – Forms of Urban Coexistence in Switzerland * 2017 Bengal Stream * 2017 Schweizweit * 2015 Bernhard Tschumi * 2014 Young Swiss Architects * 2012 City Inc. * 2011 The Object of Zionism * 2010

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* 2009 Madelon Vriesendorp * 2008 Balkanology * 2005

Zaha Hadid Dame Zaha Mohammad Hadid ( ar, زها حديد ''Zahā Ḥadīd''; 31 October 1950 – 31 March 2016) was an Iraqi-British architect, artist and designer, recognised as a major figure in architecture of the late 20th and early 21st centu ...

* 2000 Peter Märkli * 1997 New Building in the Alps * 1993

Rafael Moneo José Rafael Moneo Vallés (born 9 May 1937) is a Spanish architect. He won the Pritzker Prize for architecture in 1996, the RIBA Royal Gold Medal in 2003 and La Biennale's Golden Lion in 2021. Biography Born in Tudela, Spain, Moneo studied at ...

* 1992 Livio Vacchini * 1989 Frank O. Gehry * 1988

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* 1988

Office for Metropolitan Architecture The Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) is an international architectural firm with offices in Rotterdam, New York, Hong Kong, Doha, and Australia. The firm is currently led by eight partners - Rem Koolhaas, Reinier de Graaf, Ellen van L ...

* 1987

Le Corbusier Charles-Édouard Jeanneret (6 October 188727 August 1965), known as Le Corbusier ( , , ), was a Swiss-French architect, designer, painter, urban planner, writer, and one of the pioneers of what is now regarded as modern architecture. He was ...

and Raoul La Roche * 1984

Jean Prouvé Jean Prouvé (8 April 1901 – 23 March 1984) was a French metal worker, self-taught architect and designer. Le Corbusier designated Prouvé a constructeur, blending architecture and engineering. Prouvé's main achievement was transferring ma ...

External links

Swiss Architecture Museum website

Basel Museums Website
Museums in Basel Architecture museums {{Switzerland-stub

Exhibitions

See also

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