At Kunstmuseum Basel, iart Creates a Frieze with a Technological Twist

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Though it was once an essential element of all classical structures, the frieze has largely been left behind by architects looking for contemporary façade systems. But at the recently-opened addition to the Kunstmuseum Basel, designed by Swiss architects Christ & Gantenbein in collaboration with design group iart, the frieze returns with an eye-catching, technological twist, as hidden pixels within the facade light up to display moving images and text to those below.

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Cite: Patrick Lynch. "At Kunstmuseum Basel, iart Creates a Frieze with a Technological Twist" 13 May 2016. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/787353/at-kunstmuseum-basel-iart-creates-a-frieze-with-a-technological-twist> ISSN 0719-8884

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