Basel: The Latest Architecture and News
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Paul Clemence Explores "Architectural Essence" in Latest Photo Exhibition at Le Salon Suisse
In his latest photographic journey, Paul Clemence explores the architectural essence of Swiss Museums at Le Salon Suisse, Miami Art Week. Delving into the architectural artistry of the region and the museum’s significance in today’s urban landscape, the photographer showcases a comprehensive exhibition. Titled “Shapes, Rhythm, Abstraction: Swiss Museums,” the photo series includes Geneva, Lausanne, Basel, Zurich, and St. Gallen.
“A Building Can Become This Organic, Soft, Beautiful Thing That You Want to Touch and Hug”: In Conversation with Chris Bosse
Chris Bosse started LAVA, Laboratory for Visionary Architecture, with his partners Tobias Wallisser and Alexander Rieck the year Watercube, the Aquatics Centre for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics was completed. Bosse was one of the leading designers of Watercube when he worked at PTW Architects in Sydney. Now LAVA employs about 100 people in four offices in Ho Chi Minh City, Sydney, Stuttgart, and Berlin. There are also two satellite offices in Honduras and Parma, Italy, led by former associates. Projects range from furniture to houses and hotels to master plans, urban centers, and airports in the Middle East, Central America, Europe, Australia, and Vietnam.
Parabase Reuses Prefabricated Concrete Elements for a Radical Housing Development in Basel, Switzerland
Architectural studio Parabase has been chosen for the development of several plots of Areal Walkeweg in Basel for the purpose of creating affordable apartments and an integrated migration center. The design solution, titled “Elementa,” reuses components from deconstructed cantonal properties, transforming the former columns and floor plates into walls and façade elements. The project was chosen following an open competition, where the international jury favored Parabase’s solution for its strong aesthetics combined with the creative reuse of prefabricated concrete elements.
Conversion of a Wine Storage into Housing / Esch Sintzel Architekten
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Architects: Esch Sintzel Architekten
- Area: 11100 m²
- Year: 2023
kHaus Cultural Center / Focketyn Del Rio Studio
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Architects: Focketyn Del Rio Studio
- Area: 9394 m²
- Year: 2022
Townhouse Furkastrasse 35 in Basel / XM Architekten
Abakus Co-Housing / Stereo Architektur
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Architects: Stereo Architektur
- Year: 2021
Blaesi House & Studio / Wallimann Reichen
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Architects: Wallimann Reichen
- Area: 450 m²
- Year: 2021
ELEMENTAL and Nissen Wentzlaff Selected to Develop the BIS Headquarters in Basel, Switzerland
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has just announced that the collaborative project designed by ELEMENTAL (Santiago, Chile) and Nissen Wentzlaff Architekten (Basel, Switzerland) is the winning entry of its international competition to develop its headquarters in Basel, Switzerland.
Efringer Multifamily Residence / Lukas Raeber Architects
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Architects: Lukas Raeber Architects
- Area: 665 m²
- Year: 2022
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Manufacturers: Laufen, Feller
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Professionals: Haller Partner, Jäggi Vollmer, Beat Joss & Partner
Traffic Garden School / Lukas Raeber Architects
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Architects: Lukas Raeber Architects
- Area: 385 m²
- Year: 2022
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Manufacturers: Laufen, Feller, XAL
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Professionals: wh-p engineers, Kuster + Partner, Beat Joss & Partner, Schmutz + Partner, Imming, +1
Herzog & De Meuron Updates the FC Basel Stadium in Switzerland
The Jakob-Park Stadium, home of FC Basel, is getting an update to extend its lifespan after 20 years of use. Originally designed by Herzog & de Meuron, the architecture reform aims to provide better hospitality to visitors by restructuring the access and optimizing security to keep the stadium open even on non-match days. The proposal also contemplates replacing the iconic facade with a sweeping roof to give the stadium a unified appearance and broadcast the events outside.
A New Building by Kazuo Shinohara will be Added to the Vitra Campus
One of Japanese architect Kazuo Shinohara’s iconic architectures, designed under the so-called "First Style" has now been reconstructed on the Vitra Campus in Weil am Rhein. The Umbrella House, originally built in Tokyo in 1961, will serve as a venue for small gatherings on the campus, offering visitors insights on modern Japanese architecture. After the geodesic dome by Buckminster Fuller/George Howard in 1975, and a petrol station by Jean Prouvé in 1953, the project is the third historic building to be reconstructed on the Vitra Campus.
Architekturwoche Basel Reveals the Design of Inaugural Basel Pavilion Made of Recycled Building Components
The new biennial event Architekturwoche Basel (AWB) will debut this May as a platform for discussing architecture and urban development through the lens of sustainable construction and the circular economy. The inaugural edition also marks the launch of the first Basel Pavilion, a temporary structure meant to showcase new possibilities for environmentally-friendly building practices. The winning design, “Loggia Basileana”, created by architecture practice isla, is made of reused building components and features a series of modules that form a continuous pedestrian passageway along the train tracks on the Dreispitz site.
Refurbishment of the Bachlettenstrasse / Brandenberger Kloter AG
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Architects: Brandenberger Kloter AG