27.1.2022, 7 PM
Panel Discussion 'The Future of Concrete'
The exhibition on the history of concrete also makes clear the responsibility that the construction industry bears for causing the current climate crisis. In connection with the exhibition, the S AM aims to initiate constructive conversations about the future of concrete – with architects, builders, material producers, construction experts and, last but not least, the cement industry.
This is a hybrid event. In addition to the physical component in Theater Basel, it is possible to attend the event and join the discussion remotely via Zoom Webinar!
Registration: event@sam-basel.org
Venue: Foyer Public, Theater Basel, free of charge
Press text: here
Foto: Graffiti ‹I long for betong›, Zürich. Foto Gertrud Vogler, Februar 1981. Schweizerisches Sozialarchiv
20.11.2021 - 24.4.2022
Beton
Vilified by some, adored by others – one thing is certain: concrete is everywhere. But what do we actually talk about when we talk about this divisive material? From fluid to solid, hidden to exposed, component to monolith – concrete is something with many forms and transformations, as many associations as applications.
This exhibition presents nine ways of understanding concrete, bringing together, among others, original drawings, models, and photographs from the three main architecture archives in Switzerland in order to illuminate this complex and critical material.
A coproduction by S AM, gta Archiv / ETH Zürich, Archives de la construction moderne / EPF Lausanne, Archivio del Moderno dell’Academia di Architettura / USI
19.12.2021-18.4.2022
Mock-Up at Das Gelbe Haus Flims
We are delighted that our 'Mock-Up' exhibition is about to move a house further. More precisely to Das Gelbe Haus Flims. A selection of projects presented in Basel – including iart, Staufer & Hasler, NEST / Gramazio Kohler, Manuel Herz, and of course David K. Ross' Archetypes – is complemented with contributions by Tilla Theus, Valerio Olgiati and Nova Fundaziun Origen with ETH, Prof. Benjamin Dillenburger and Michael Hansmeyer. The exhibition will open on December 19, 2021, and run until April 18, 2022.
Media-Downloads here
Photo: Atelier Abraha Achermann, © David K. Ross
Covid certificate requirement
Please note the Covid certificate 2G requirement and mask obligation for your museum visit!