Christ & Gantenbein construct a contemporary ruin in Basel

Designed by Basel-based firm Christ & Gantenbein, the extension to the Kunstmuseum Basel, dedicated to art from 1950 to 1990, opened last April. The historical main building across the street, dating from 1936 and recently renovated, had becom
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