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There is no other place of comparable size where one can experience local and global building cultures side by side the way one can in Basel with its trinational urban space in Switzerland, Germany, and France. The local stars Herzog & de Meuron and Diener & Diener have long been active internationally. And building sponsors like Vitra, Novartis, and Beyeler have commissioned - and continue to commission - buildings by Frank Gehry, Zaha Hadid, Tadao Ando, Sanaa (Kazuyo Sejima/Ryue Nishizawa), Alvaro Siza, Renzo Piano, and others. In its fourth, expanded edition - with 44 new projects (for a total of 156) - the Architectural Guide Basel highlights the immediate present. But it also attempts to trace the development that this vital architecture scene has experienced since 1980. An entire double page is devoted to each project. The classification of the buildings by neighbourhood and zone, organized in thirteen chapters and presented in thirteen clearly laid out maps, is designed to facilitate exploration. All tram connections and addresses have been updated in the course of preparing this new edition.

In its third, expanded edition-with 21 new projects (for a total of 117)-the „Architectural Guide Basel“ highlights the immediate present. But it also attempts to trace the development that this vital architecture scene has experienced since 1980. An entire double page is devoted to each project.

A lively architectural scene with international flair, embracing local, Swiss, European, US American and Japanese practices, supported by private and public clients willing to cross borders for the sake of fine architecture - the new expanded edition of the „Architectural Guide Basel“ presents 108 projects built between 1980 and 2004 in the trinational region which has established a reputation as one of the most important centres for contemporary architecture in Europe. Some 16 new projects, each with a doublespread presentation, have been integrated into this new edition. Grouped according to district in 13 chapters with 13 easy-to-read maps, including thoroughly updated addresses and public transport information, this is the ideal guide for any architectural excursion.

This architectural guide to Basel from 1980 to 2000 makes the most recent buildings in this trinational spot accessible to the general public. The guide looks at 100 buildings and projects of all types in and around Basel.