The Architectural History of the Kunsthaus Zürich 19102020

The fascinating story of constructing Kunsthaus Zürich

The opening of celebrated British architect David Chipperfield's extension building of Kunsthaus Zürich in the fall of 2021 will make this renowned institution Switzerland's largest art museum. In the run-up to this milestone in the museum's development, this new book looks back at its architectural history. It tells a lively story that starts in 1847 with the Zurich Artists' Society's initial gallery building and had its first culmination in 1910, when distinguished Swiss architect Karl Moser's Kunsthaus was opened. Over the past century, three major additions were carried out in 1925, 1959, and 1976, and many attempts for a visionary large-scale extension were made. Illustrated with historic images, reproductions of plans and drawings as well as newly drawn floor and site plans, the book documents all stages of constructing Kunsthaus Zürich.

• Englische Ausgabe von Die Baugeschichte des Kunsthaus Zürich 19102020 (ISBN 978-3-85881-676-4)

• Französische Ausgabe: L'histoire architecturale du Kunsthaus Zürich de 1910 à 2020 (ISBN 978-3-85881-860-7)

  Autorentext
  Benedikt Loderer ist Mitgründer und war 25 Jahre lang Mitherausgeber der Architekturzeitschrift Hochparterre. Zudem ist er seit Jahrzehnten unter seinem Nom de guerre «Stadtwanderer» einer der bekanntesten Architektur- und Urbanismuskritiker der Schweiz.

  Zusammenfassung

The fascinating story of constructing Kunsthaus Zürich