Emanuel Christ: The Architecture of the City
Emanuel Christ, cofounder of Switzerland's Christ & Gantenbein, presents his firm's projects.
January 9, 2020
Recorded on November 19, 2019.
Current Work is a lecture series featuring leading figures in the worlds of architecture, urbanism, design, and art.
In this video, Emanuel Christ of Christ & Gantenbein discusses the pressing need to re-evaluate the architecture of our urban spaces in light of urgent social and environmental concerns and presents on several of his firm’s projects, including:
- Kunstmuseum Basel Extension
- Roche Technical And Office Building, Grenzach, Germany
- Lindt Home of Chocolate, Kilchburg
Paul Lewis, founding principal of LTL Architects and president of The Architectural League of New York, provides the introduction and moderates the post-lecture discussion.
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