20.03. - 15.08.2021

Access for All: São Paulo’s Architectural Infrastructures

An exhibition by the Architecture Museum of the TU Munich adapted and expanded by S AM together with the Institute of Architecture FHNW. 

For decades, the Brazilian metropolis of São Paulo has seen investments in architectural infrastructures that help alleviate its lack of public space and fulfill a growing need for public spaces with cultural, recreational, and athletic functions. ‹Access for All› provides an in-depth look at these various buildings, public spaces, and infrastructures at different scales and how they create inclusive places for São Paulo’s urban society. The projects are presented^with a focus on their program and day-to-day use, rather than their formal qualities, through newly commissioned photographs, films, plans, illustrations, models, and interviews, as well as archival documents. The emphasis is on how architecture weaves in and out of the city, as sidewalks merge into ramps and stairs, and at times reappear in the cityscape as elevated plazas or rooftop terraces.
The exhibition presents a fresh perspective on modern architecture in Brazil and sheds light on an urban building culture in which architecture not just dialogues with, but also actively shapes the city around it.

Admission: Pay what you wish!​

Curator: Daniel Talesnik
Curator Adaption S AM: Yuma Shinohara
Scenography: Rahbaran Hürzeler Architekten

 

 
Fotos (2-4): Laurian Ghinitoiu
 

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Supporters «Access for All»:

Exhibition Partners:
Architekturmuseum der TU München
Institut Architektur FHNW

Exhibition Supporters:
Sulger Stiftung
Stiftung Brasilea
Hürzeler Holzbau AG
HG Commerciale
,ovo

S AM Supporters:
Abteilung Kultur des Kantons Basel-Stadt
Christoph Merian Stiftung

S AM Sponsors:
ComputerWorks AG
Zumtobel Licht AG
Gremper AG

S AM Partners:
SIA Schweizerischer Ingenieur und Architektenverein
Levante Software
Karl Bubenhofer AG

S AM Media Partner:
Transhelvetica


Accompanying Programme

19.3.2021, 7 PM

Public Preview with director’s tour (live stream)
Further information: www.sam-basel.org

25.3. (DE), 29.4. (EN), 20.5. (DE), 10.6. (PT) & 12.8.2021 (DE), 6 PM
Public Guided Tours
Admission: Pay what you wish!

24. & 25.4.2021 (DE), 2 PM & 4 PM
postponed to:
12.6.2021, 2 PM
12.6.2021, 4 PM
13.6.2021, 2 PM
13.6.2021, 4 PM
Access for all: Cultural Parcours around the Steinenberg
Part of Open House Basel (12.13.6.2021)
Registration: openhouse-basel.org

11.5.2021, 6–8 PM
Introduction for teachers
S AM & Kunsthalle Basel
Registration: education@sam-basel.org

12.5.2021, 10–12 AM
Wednesday Matinée at S AM
Admission: CHF 10.– (red. CHF 5.–)

28.5.2021 (DE), 7 PM
Continuation of the Urban Development Forum ‹Basel 2050›
A Coproduction with the Bureau for the Urban Development and Architecture of the Canton Basel-
City Construction and Transport Department
Event Partner: Theater Basel
Location: Theater Basel
Admission: free

29.5.2021 (DE), 19.6.2021 (EN), 11 AM
Access for all: Cultural Parcours around the Steinenberg
Admission: Pay what you wish!

19.6.2021 (EN), 2 – 6 PM
Symposium: ‹The Space We Share›
In Cooperation with the Future Architecture Platform.
Co-funded by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union
Location: Brasilea Foundation, Westquaistr. 39, 4057 Basel
Admission: free

24.6.2021 (EN), 6 PM
Tour: Exhibition Annotation with Andrea Landell de Moura Staehelin
Admission: Pay what you wish!

5.–9.7.2021 (DE), 9 AM – 5 PM
Summer Holiday Programme for Children (aged 6–11):
‹Basel for all! – Discover, Experience, Shape the City›
Fee: CHF 250.–

13.8.2021, 7 PM
Finissage
Location: Brasilea Foundation, Westquaistr. 39, 4057 Basel

Pre-registration is mandatory for all events : event@sam-basel.org
For changes in the programme due to the coronavirus and further
information, please see our website.

 

Upcoming exhibitions

25.05. - 25.08.2024

Sign of the Times: Recent Projects from the SIA Master Prize

Opening: 24/5/2024, 7 PM
 

In cooperation with the Professional Group for Architecture of the Swiss Society of Engineers and Architects SIA and the Architectural Council of Switzerland
 

The exhibition provides a unique glimpse into the future of Swiss architecture: In presenting the winning projects from the two previous editions (2022/2023) of the national master’s thesis competition ‘SIA Master Prize’, this show introduces ambitious visions by young architects that also provide exciting input for architectural practice. 

19.10.2024 - 16.03.2025

Soft Power: The Brussels Way of Making the City

The exhibition 'Soft Power: The Brussels Way of Making the City' traces Belgium's journey to becoming an internationally renowned hotspot for contemporary architecture and urban planning. The show sheds light on the framework conditions that have given rise to a high-quality building culture in Brussels and encouraged a new generation of architects to participate in its urban development. 


Curators: Roxane Le Grelle, Andreas Kofler (S AM)​

An exhibition of S AM Swiss Architecture Museum in cooperation with the
Bouwmeester Maître Architecte (BMA) and the support of Brussels Capital Region.