Novartis Campus Guide

Arts & Photography

Andreas Kofler

Goran Mijuk

Architecture

Christoph Merian

The new deconstructivist building at the Novartis Campus in Basel by Frank O. Gehry houses offices and a library, the basement has a computer centre and an auditorium that seats 600. The publication on this central, crystalline building contains texts, photographs, plans and an inventory.

Frank O Gehry - Novartis Campus Fabrikstrasse 15

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Jose Rafael Moneo - Novartis Campus

Tenth volume on the new Novartis Campus in Basel, a laboratory building by Japanese architect Yoshio Taniguchi, renowned for his extension to the MOMA in New York. Taniguchi balanced the specific demands of a research building against an elegant arcade theme with columns, mezzanine floors and glass bridges, creating a 'floating box' that is showcased with photography, designs, specifications and texts by Ulrike Jehle-Schulte Strathaus, Christian W. Blaser, Christoph Butscher and Taniguchi himself.

Yoshio Taniguchi - Novartis Campus

Ulrike Jehle-Schulte Strathaus

Individual Artists

Paradise Hotel - Ueli Stilli

Uelli Stilli

Photography & Video

This book presents British filmmaker Peter Greenaways 21st-century reinterpretation of the Totentanz, a 15th-century mural in Basel which reminded citizens that no matter ones station in life, whether rich or poor, powerful or common, everyone must eventually perish. Greenaway conceived a multi-media installation at the original site of the Dance of Death composed of funerary monuments that act as displays for films depicting various ways to meet death. The interactive projections of more than 40 representations are inspired by the original tableau, reconceived in film and video drama and animations. With a text by Greenaway and archival drawings and documents.

Peter Greenaway - The Dance Of Death

Peter Greenaway

Since computer technology became popularised, thanks to personal computers and the Internet, the strategy of hacking has held a particular fascination for media art. What exactly does it mean, and what messages do artists convey through these projects? This second volume in the Edition Digital Culture series examines these questions.

Hacking - Edition Digital Culture 2

Dominik Landwehr

Juan Navarro Baldeweg is regarded as one of the worlds most interesting representatives of todays architectural avant-garde. In the mid-1970s, Baldeweg began to focus on light, space and gravitation, gaining insights that would become the cornerstones of his architectural word. He is also a multifaceted artist. Besides his architectural work, Baldeweg has repeatedly turned to painting as a creative outlet.

Juan Navarro Baldeweg - Novartis Campus Fabrikstrasse 18

Herzog & De Meuron - Novartis Campus Asklepios 8

U. Jehle-schulte Strathaus Ed.

<p>Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, has one of the most important buildings of the 20th century: its parliamentary building by Louis I. Kahn constructed between 1961 and 1982. Little is known, however, about the local architecture scene that has emerged since then. Yet contemporary architecture in Bangladesh exhibits a strong formal idiom that has its roots in tradition and is combined with an innovative handling of local resources such as bamboo and brick.Alongside texts by Andreas Ruby, Niklaus Graber, Kazi Khaleed, Saif Ul Haque and Syed Manzoorul Islam, the special photographs taken by Iwan Baan for this publication capture the imagination.</p>

Bengal Stream - The Vibrant Architecture Scene Of Bangladesh

Andreas Ruby Ed.

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Books by Christoph Merian