19.11.2016 - 07.05.2017

Schweizweit

ARCHITECTURE RÉCENTE EN SUISSE
ARCHITETTURA RECENTE IN SVIZZERA
RECENT ARCHITECTURE IN SWITZERLAND
 

In 1992 the artist Ben Vautier made a provocative statement with the inscription “La Suisse n’existe pas” at the entrance to the Swiss pavilion at the Expo in Seville. He wanted to point out the linguistic and cultural diversity of the country, but touched a sensitive nerve. It could equally be claimed that “L’architecture Suisse n’existe pas”. Whilst the image of Swiss architecture, especially internationally, is still strongly characterised by the 1990s and minimalism, the constructed reality is more regionally differentiated and heterogeneous: “Swiss architectures” rather than “Swiss architecture”.
The first exhibition under the leadership of S AM Director Andreas Ruby reflects his vision for the S AM: without thresholds, contemporary, collaborative, Switzerland-wide. In co-operation with 162 architectural practices from all regions of the country the S AM has created a visual atlas of current Swiss architecture. Switzerland is transported into the museum via large-format projections. The exhibition shows the commonalities and differences in the themes, content and formal strategies that Swiss architects focus on today.

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Upcoming exhibitions

27.09. - 09.11.2025

SAY Swiss Architecture Yearbook

5.30 PM Booklaunch,  7 PM Opening

The second edition of the Swiss Architecture Yearbook is here (available from September 26)!
An independent selection committee chose 30 projects and four special mentions from a pool of 158 nominations. The accompanying exhibition at the S AM Swiss Architecture Museum in Basel showcases Baukultur from all regions of Switzerland. The show is an invitation to reflect on central questions in contemporary architecture: Which topics are relevant today? Which projects demonstrate exemplary solutions? And what might the future hold for building in Switzerland?
Curated by the S AM Swiss Architecture Museum and the magazine werk, bauen+wohnen.​

Publication: S AM Schweizerisches Architekturmuseum (Andreas Ruby) and werk, bauen + wohnen (Roland Züger), on behalf of Stiftung Architektur Schweiz SAS (Eds.): ‹SAY 2025/26›.
Park Books, ISBN 978-3-03860-456-3, 272 Pages, EN/DE/FR/IT, CHF 49.–

29.11.2025 - 19.04.2026

Housing for Housing: The cooperative as a laboratory for coexistence

The exhibition presents cooperative housing regionally, nationally and internationally as a laboratory of non-profit-oriented cohabitation from which the entire city can benefit.