01.11.2014 - 22.02.2015

Constructing Text. Swiss Architecture Under Discussion

Architects are visually informed people, and the fact that the present is strongly informed by visual media has drawn worldwide attention to an iconic architecture in the recent past. Nevertheless, text is also an important medium for architecture. It contributes to mediation wherever plans are not adequate and images play a subordinate role, if any – for instance on the radio or in daily newspapers. It can serve the purpose of localisation and classification of architectural positions, for instance in journals and books. However, text can also be a helpful tool for architects, with which to reflect on their own work in an abstract manner. At the same time, there are very different kinds of text and very different attitudes: description, analysis, essay, polemic, slating review…

The intention of the exhibition "Architecture and text" is to use selected examples to clarify how architecture can be spoken and written about. After the exhibition "Building images" in winter 2012/2013, S AM director Hubertus Adam is thus examining another medium that is important to architecture, and assessing its relevance and potential.

 

Accompanying Programme:

31.10.2014, 7 PM: Opening
06.11.2014, 6 PM: Public Guided Tour
13.11.2014, 2-7 PM: Writing Class
20.11.2014, 6 PM: Public Guided Tour
27.11.2014, 7 PM: Literature Quartet
04.12.2014, 6 PM: Public Guided Tour
15.01.2015, 6 PM: Public Guided Tour
16.01.2015, 6 PM - 2 AM: Basel Museums Night
22.01.2015, 7 PM: Panel Discussion
29.01.2015, 6 PM: Public Guided Tour
29.01.2015, 7 PM: Guided Architecture & Graffiti Tour
05.02.2015, 7 PM: Lecture
08.02.2015, 10 AM - 12 PM: Text Workshop for Children
12.02.2015, 6 PM: Public Guided Tour
18.02.2015, 10 AM - 12 PM: Wednesday Matinee

The Exhibition is supported by:

Kulturförderung Kanton Graubünden / SWISSLOS
Kulturförderung Kanton Luzern / SWISSLOS
Stiftung für Medienvielfalt
Möbel Pfister AG
Philips AG
 

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.