09.05. - 23.08.2015

Bernard Tschumi. Architecture: Concept & Notation

The exhibition is an adaptation of the first great European retrospective on this influential theorist and practitioner Bernard Tschumi, which was first shown in 2014 in the Centre Pompidou, Paris.

Bernard Tschumi, born 1944 in Lausanne, has exerted a decisive influence as an architect and architectural theorist on contemporary architectural discourse in the past decades. Numerous drawings, sketches and collages grant a comprehensive overview of his most important buildings and projects. Supplemented by numerous items from the archives and by film documents, the exhibition showcases in equal measure his theoretical and his practical works. It casts light, in particular, on the processes that accompany the transfer of his ideas and concepts into architectonic projects.

Bernard Tschumi essentially represents an experimental (and today once again current) understanding of architecture, honed in a dialogue with disciplines such as film, art and philosophy.

Accompanying Programme:

08.05.15, 7 PM: Opening
11.05.15, 7 PM: Bernard Tschumi in conversation with Jacques Herzog
21.05.15, 6 PM: Public Guided Tour
04.06.15, 6 PM: Public Guided Tour
12.06.15, 11:30 AM: Excursion: 11:30 AM Manufactury Vacheron Constantin (Plan-les-Ouates) / 3 PM Concert Hall Le Rosey (Rolle)
18.06.15, 6 PM: Public Guided Tour
24.06.15, 10-12 PM: Wednesday-Matinée
09.07.15, 6 PM: Public Guided Tour
11.07.15, 11.30/16 Uhr: Excursion Parc Zoologique de Paris, guided by Bernard Tschumi
23.07.15, 6 PM: Public Guided Tour
06.08.15, 6 PM: Public Guided Tour
20.08.15, 6 PM: Public Guided Tour

Warmest thanks to the supporters of the exhibition:

Pro Helvetia, Schweizer Kulturstiftung
Graham Foundation
 

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.