SPATIAL POSITIONS 5 - The Land Workshop
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Upcoming exhibitions
Mock-Up
Opening: 27/8/2021, 7 PM
In architecture, a mock-up is a full-size model of a façade or structural component that is manufactured before actual construction begins in order to test or demonstrate a design. This exhibition combines a photographic series by Canadian artist David K. Ross with contributions from architectural offices to provide a multifaceted portrait of this phenomenon, its role in the design process, and its enigmatic allure.
Photo: David K. Ross, “Boltshauser Architekten, Sitterwerk, St. Gallen CH”, from the series “Archetypes”, 2018 © David K. Ross
Beton
Opening: 19/11/2021, 7 PM
Love it or hate it: concrete is everywhere. This exhibition examines this polarising material and its role in the Swiss self-image, challenging popular myths and uncovering surprising connections. A coproduction between the S AM and the gta Archives, Zurich, the Archives de la construction moderne, Lausanne, and the Fondazione Archivio del Moderno, Mendrisio.
Photo: The “Zementhalle” by Hans Leuzinger (architect) and Robert Maillart at the 1939 Swiss National Exhibition in Zurich, courtesy ETH-Bibliothek Zürich, Bildarchiv