The second edition of Architecture Week Basel is dedicated to the transformation and activation of hidden spaces under the title ‘Hidden Spaces: Opportunities for the Future’ – because the invisible is not cared for in the same way as the visible. The invisible includes diverse networks and infrastructures such as watercourses and reservoirs, the production of food and energy, our waste, our data, administrative and social boundaries and, last but not least, our history. All of these are important parameters that determine our current and future presence in the city and countryside – because hidden spaces offer opportunities for the future.
AWB’24 offers seven days of exhibitions and guided tours, discussions and a film programme, presentations and a pop-up shop for new architecture books. Its aim is to understand the invisible forces in our built environment and to use them as tools for a reorientation of …
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Fig. above: Basement car park Leimgrube RESERVOIR Dreispitz Areal Basel; Photo: Sarah Basar