instant urbanism

Instant Urbanism- Tracing the Theories of the Situationists in Contemporary Architecture and Urban Design

Until 16 September 2007
Swiss Architecture Museum, Basel

Instant Urbanism draws its inspiration from the radical proclamations made by the Situationist International with relation to transforming architecture and city spaces. The exhibition shows parallels in the field of architecture contemporary to the situationist movement, with groundbreaking experimental and utopian conceptions of urbanism. Numerous projects in architecture and urbanism today will then reveal in practice that which the Situationists developed as urban critique and theory. Installations featuring new work by Ruedi Baur and Citámbulos of Mexico City will implement the strategy of the “dérive” in contemporary urban design.

Featuring: DÉRIVE / DÉTOURNEMENT / URBAN ACTION / SPORTIFICATION / URBAN NOMADISM / CROSS-PROGRAMMING / ARCHITECTURAL HYBRIDS / ATMOSPHERES / INTERVENTIONS / MODULAR STRUCTURES / BRICOLAGE / PARKOUR / VIRAL ARCHITECTURE / HI SPEED URBANISM / TURBO ARCHITECTURE

Magazine: S AM No.2: INSTANT URBANISM the accompanaying publication is out in August 2007. Information: www.merianverlag.ch

Special Events: “WALL IS A SCREEN” two filmic dérives in Basel: 22. + 23.06.2207, 22 h. Information: www.stadtkinobasel.ch

Partner/ Partners: Museum Tinguely, Stadtkino Basel, Landkino, Zumtobel, roth gerüste, Truninger, Konnex, Lotteriefonds Basel-Stadt, Lotteriefonds Basel-Landschaft

S AM
Swiss Architecture Musem
Steinenberg 7
Postfach 911
CH - 4001 Basel

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