NRP 81 Seminar Series 2026 Baukultur: A Swiss Genealogy Session II
Baukultur and the critique of modernity – with André Bideau
| Début | 30.03.2026 16:00 |
| Fin | 30.03.2026 17:30 |
| Lieu | Venue EPFL, 1015 Lausanne EPFL campus – Place Ada Lovelance SG Building (SG 294.22, Level 2) – Station 15 1015 Lausanne |
| Site web | https://www.epfl.ch/campus/art-culture/museum-exhibitions/archizoom/ |
| Date limite d'inscription | 29.03.2026 |
After developing a deeper understanding of Baukultur roots in the different European countries, the second Seminar Series is dedicated to “themes” and “periods” that have characterised the Swiss practice and debate.
André Bideau, architecture historian and theorist, will develop a portrait of a society in the city of Zurich after the Second World War – a city in which resistance to rigid modernist urban planning began to emerge through the Zürcher Arbeitsgruppe für Städtebau (ZAS). In this sense, ZAS can be understood as a precursor to an awakening Baukultur movement, as it placed the totality and diversity of the city at the forefront rather than its optimal organization.
The presentations will be held in English – in presence and online. Please subscribe for the live stream here:
Programme
| Welcome and introduction Caspar Schärer, Head of Knowledge Exchange NRP 81; Paola Viganò (President and Professor at EPFL and IUAV) | |
| Invited talks by André Bideau, ETH Zurich and Accademia di Architettura Mendrisio | |
| Questions & answers |