On the exhibition ‘Tony Fretton: Practice’
Architecture in conversation: guided discussions and workshops accompany the exhibition ‘Tony Fretton: Practice’, offering an opportunity to engage more closely with Tony Fretton’s architecture.
Tour 1: Reading the City
Tour 2: Art in Public Space
Tour 3: Working with what exists
Tour 4: Erlenmatt Ost – New Forms of Living Together
Exploring Architecture and the Built Environment by Bike
S AM and Kunsthalle Basel not only share the same roof, but also a common interest in contemporary questions around art, architecture and society. The tandem tour takes participants trough both exhibitions, bringing artistic and architectual perspectives into dialogue.
6 PM, English
The S AM Swiss Architecture Museum presents ‘PRACTICE’, a retrospective of selected projects by London-based architect Tony Fretton (b. 1945).
Admission: CHF 12.–, red. CHF 8.–
15 PM, French
The S AM Swiss Architecture Museum presents ‘PRACTICE’, a retrospective of selected projects by London-based architect Tony Fretton (b. 1945)
Admission: CHF 12.–, red. CHF 8.–
11 AM, German
The S AM Swiss Architecture Museum presents ‘PRACTICE’, a retrospective of selected projects by London-based architect Tony Fretton (b. 1945).
Admission: CHF 12.–, red. CHF 8.–
3.30 PM
Film Screening at the Stadtkino Basel followed by a tour through the exhibition ‘Tony Fretton: Practice’.
filmexplorer.ch
2 PM, German
Registration by Basel Tourismus
How are new urban districts created?
Using the Lysbüchel site as an example, this tour explores how Basel is shaping urban development in the 21st century. A new neighborhood is gradually emerging on a former industrial and warehouse site, combining housing, commercial uses, cultural spaces, and public open areas.
Meeting point: Vogesenplatz, 4056 Basel
The architecture tours are a collaboration between Basel Tourism and the S AM Swiss Architecture Museum.
6.30 PM
Please join us for the second in a series of four lectures: ‘From London’ with a presentation by Hugh Strange (Hugh Strange architects, London).
‘From London’ is a series of events accompanying the exhibition that asks what it means to work in and with a city such as London today.
Language: English
Admission CHF 12.– / 8.–, free for S AM members
6.30 PM
Please join us for the third in a series of four lectures: ‘From London’ with a presentation by Katherine Clarke (MUF Architecture/Art, London).
‘From London’ is a series of events accompanying the exhibition that asks what it means to work in and with a city such as London today.
Language: English
Admission CHF 12.– / 8.–, free for S AM members
6 PM, German
The S AM Swiss Architecture Museum presents ‘PRACTICE’, a retrospective of selected projects by London-based architect Tony Fretton (b. 1945).
Admission: CHF 12.–, red. CHF 8.–
2 PM, German
Registration via Basel Tourismus
How does architecture shape the face of a city?
This guided tour illustrates how historic, modernist, and contemporary architecture intersect in Basel’s cityscape and shape its public spaces.
As part of the tour, you will hear from museum experts as they share insights on architecture, urban history, and contemporary urban development.
The architecture tours are a collaboration between Basel Tourism and the S AM Swiss Architecture Museum.
6 PM, French
The S AM Swiss Architecture Museum presents ‘PRACTICE’, a retrospective of selected projects by London-based architect Tony Fretton (b. 1945).
Admission: CHF 12.–, red. CHF 8.–
3 PM
Culture under one roof
Kunsthalle Basel and S AM Swiss Architecture Museum are united not only by a common roof but also by their mutual enthusiasm for art, culture, and society. In this joint tour, these synergies will be made tangible, interfaces will be drawn, and differences and meanings for society will be discussed based on the current exhibitions.
Meeting: Museum lobby
Admission: free, registration is not required
6.30 PM
Please join us for the last in a series of four lectures: ‘From London’ with a presentation byTakero Shimazaki (Takero Shimazaki Architects, London).
‘From London’ is a series of events accompanying the exhibition that asks what it means to work in and with a city such as London today.
Language: English
Admission CHF 12.– / 8.–, free for S AM members
6 PM, German
The S AM Swiss Architecture Museum presents ‘PRACTICE’, a retrospective of selected projects by London-based architect Tony Fretton (b. 1945).
Admission: CHF 12.–, red. CHF 8.–