Recent Lectures
01 December 2011
Bernard Tschumi lectured in October in Aachen, Germany, at the “rethinking Mies” conference on the occasion of the architect’s 125th birthday. Other recent talks include a symposium at Columbia University, New York, titled “What Happened to the Architectural Manifesto” and a lecture at the “Image de Ville” Conference at the Cité de l’architecture & du Patrimoine on the subject of “The Street,” both in November.

Upcoming Exhibitions
28 November 2011
The Acropolis Museum by Bernard Tschumi Architects will be featured as a part an exhibition of the Mies Foundation 2011 European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture selections in London, at the Roca Gallery from November 28 to January 27, 2012. BTA’s competition entry for the EDF Saclay Research headquarters was also featured in an exhibition in Paris at the Cité de l’architecture & du patrimoine during November. On January 25, 2012, Bernard Tschumi Architects will show for the first time in the US their project for the Carnal Hall Concert Center in Rolle, near Geneva, Switzerland, at the Biennial of the National Academy of Design, in New York City.

Bernard Tschumi Lectures in Athens on the Acropolis Museum
21 May 2011
Bernard Tschumi delivers a lecture on the design and construction of the Acropolis Museum in a colloquium at the Benaki Museum in Athens.

Rem Koolhaas and Bernard Tschumi in Conversation
18 May 2011
Bernard Tschumi speaks in conversation with Rem Koolhaas at his alma-mater, the ETH in Zurich, on recent developments in architecture, concepts and theory vs. practice, and globalization.

Glass Video Gallery 20th Anniversary
03 December 2010
On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of his Glass Video Gallery, Bernard Tschumi lectures at the Forum Images Hereplein in Groningen in the Netherlands, just across from the repurposed gallery, on the materialization of concepts in architecture. The Pavilion, originally intended to display video art, was built in 1990 as a part of the exhibition “What a Wonderful World” featuring public architecture installations by Rem Koolhaas, Zaha Hadid, Peter Eisenman, and Coop Himmelblau. The Gallery, since renamed the Tschumipaviljoen, has become a part of the permanent collection of the Groninger Museum, and is now a venue for contemporary art installations. Visit Site.

Vision for Chile’s Third Century at the Santiago Museum of Contemporary Art
23 October 2010
23 October, 2010, Santiago, Chile. Bernard Tschumi Architects unveiled a proposal for the city of Santiago as part of an exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art titled “SCL-2110”, exploring the potential for the urban landscape of the city in the coming century. Other participants include LOT-EK, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, Roselee Goldberg and Vito Acconci, among other national and international contributors. The exhibition was organized and curated by Chilean architect and academic Rodrigo Tisi. more

Event-Cities 4 Book Launch
17 October 2010
The official book launch of Event-Cities 4 will be at the Storefront for Art and Architecture in New York on November 12th, featuring a conversation between Peter Cook and Bernard Tschumi.

Import/Export: Bernard Tschumi lectures on Architecture and Cinema
14 October 2010
Tschumi lectures on the topic of “Architecture et Cinema” at the École nationale supérieure d'architecture Paris-Malaquais, in Paris.

Event-Cities 4 Book Release at SCI-Arc
06 October 2010
Bernard Tschumi launches Event-Cities 4 on the west coast on the occasion of his lecture at the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc).

Legion of Honor
07 July 2010
The Minister of Culture Frederic Mitterrand awarded Bernard Tschumi the Legion of Honor at the rank of Officer in a ceremony at the Ministry in Paris, France.

Architecture Festival, Rome
10 June 2010
Tschumi lectures on current works, including the New Acropolis Museum as part of the Architecture Festival at MAXXI (The National Museum for 21st Century Art).

Exhibition of Early Works in Paris
07 June 2010
“Archi & BD” (Architecture and Comics – the City, Illustrated) presents to a large audience relations between architecture and comic strips. Among works exhibited are one excerpt from the Manhattan Transcripts and one Advertisement for Architecture by Bernard Tschumi. June through November at the Cité de l’Architecture et du Patrimoine, Paris.

Public and Private, New York
18 May 2010
Bernard Tschumi and Thom Mayne present recent work on the subject of public and private at the New York Landmarks Preservation Foundation Forum at the McGraw Hill Auditorium. Robert Campbell moderates.

Contemplating the Void
12 February 2010
Bernard Tschumi and 200 other architects were invited to present works that interpret and celebrate the architecture of the Guggenheim’s central gallery on the occasion of the Museum’s 50th anniversary. Selections will be on view in an exhibition titled “Contemplating the Void: Interventions at the Guggenheim Museum” at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum from February 12 to April 28, 2010.

New Acropolis Museum Opens
20 June 2009
The New Acropolis Museum opens in a formal ceremony for dignitaries and VIPs.

New Acropolis Museum to Open
01 February 2009
The new Acropolis Museum will open in an invitation-only formal ceremony for world leaders, dignitaries, and special guests on June 20th. A press preview will be held on June 19th. The museum will open to the general public for the first time on Sunday, June 21st, allowing visitors to see the full collection of the Acropolis treasures in one location.