Baukultur Session Series: The Swiss roots of Baukultur - Baukultur and the critique of modernity, André Bideau / HRC
BAUKULTUR SESSION SERIES PART II SESSION 2
NRP 81 Seminar Series
BAUKULTUR: A SWISS GENEALOGY
Monday, 30 March 2026
18:00 – 19:30
Venue: SG Foyer, EPFL &
Zoom link: https://epfl.zoom.us/j/68999209299
The Swiss roots of Baukultur: Baukultur and the critique of modernity
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.
Introduction by NRP 81 Steering Committee President
Paola Viganò, Lausanne
Invited speaker
André Bideau, Zürich and Mendrio
Discussants:
Paola Viganò, Caspar Schärer
NRP 81 Seminar Series
BAUKULTUR: A SWISS GENEALOGY
Monday, 30 March 2026
18:00 – 19:30
Venue: SG Foyer, EPFL &
Zoom link: https://epfl.zoom.us/j/68999209299
The Swiss roots of Baukultur: Baukultur and the critique of modernity
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.
Introduction by NRP 81 Steering Committee President
Paola Viganò, Lausanne
Invited speaker
André Bideau, Zürich and Mendrio
Discussants:
Paola Viganò, Caspar Schärer
Practical information
- General public
- Free