
Basel: The Latest Architecture and News
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
Landskronhof Apartments / HHF
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.
kHaus Cultural Center / Focketyn Del Rio Studio

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Architects: Focketyn Del Rio Studio
- Area: 9394 m²
- Year: 2022
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
Baloise Insurance Company Office Tower / Valerio Olgiati

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Architects: Valerio Olgiati
- Area: 17745 m²
- Year: 2021
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Professionals: Patrick Gartmann Ferrari Gartmann Ingenieure AG
Zaha Hadid Architects Presents Virtual Gallery Exploring Architecture, NFT's, and the Metaverse

Zaha Hadid Architects have presented "NFTism", a virtual art gallery at Art Basel Miami that explores architecture and social interaction in the metaverse. The gallery features spatial designs created by ZHA that focus on user experience, social interaction, and "dramaturgical" compositions, combined with MMO (massively multiplayer online game) and interaction technological services.
Biozentrum Research Building University of Basel / Ilg Santer Architekten

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Architects: Ilg Santer Architekten
- Year: 2021
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Manufacturers: Karimoku New Standard, Regent Lighting Basel
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Professionals: Aerni + Aerni, Krebs und Herde, Stokar + Partner, GKP Fassadentechnik AG, Bakus, +2
Restaurant Lora / Foeldvary Staehelin

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Architects: Foeldvary Staehelin
- Area: 350 m²
- Year: 2021
HHF Architects Reclaim the Playground at the 2021 Venice Biennale

Basel-based HHF Architects have been invited to exhibit at the 17th International Architecture Exhibition - La Biennale di Venezia as part of the "How Will We Play Together?" exhibition. Titled "The Playful Eight", the 8-piece installation extends the biennale's brief to adults, and gives visitors "unsolicited elements that offer the possibility to escape control and productivity in order to play together".
Roof Extension Wasserstrasse / Atelier Atlas Architektur

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Architects: Atelier Atlas Architektur
- Year: 2021