Emanuel Christ, Christoph Gantenbein. Christ and Gantenbein

Christ & Gantenbein is an architecture practice founded in 1998 by Emanuel Christ and Christoph Gantenbein, it has offices in Basel and Barcelona. The firm employs a team of over 100 architects from 20 countries.

The practice develops projects of varying scales and typologies, from cultural institutions and infrastructure to housing, workspaces, and urban master plans.

Among the practice's most representative projects are the extension of the Swiss National Museum in Zurich and the expansion of the Kunstmuseum in Basel, two landmark interventions that integrate contemporary architecture into historically significant contexts. Other notable works include the Lindt Home of Chocolate in Zurich (2020) and the multifunctional building for Roche in Germany.

Currently, the studio is developing, among other projects, the extension of the MACBA in Barcelona, ​​the expansion of the Wallraf-Richartz Museum in Cologne, the new Kistefos Museum in Norway, the renovation of the main building of the Kunstmuseum in Basel, the rehabilitation of the Swiss National Library in Bern, and the transformation of the University Hospital of Zurich campus.

In their work, practice and research are deeply intertwined. Since 2018, Emanuel Christ and Christoph Gantenbein have been full professors at ETH Zurich and have held international academic positions at institutions such as Harvard GSD, the Accademia di Architettura di Mendrisio, and the Oslo School of Architecture and Design. Their work has been widely published and exhibited internationally.

Emanuel Christ (b. Basel, Switzerland, 1970) and Christoph Gantenbein (b. St. Gallen, Switzerland, 1971) graduated from ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) in 1998 and have since maintained a balance between their professional practice and academic involvement. After several lectures at ETH Zurich (2000-2005), HGK Basel (2002-2003), the Mendrisio Academy of Architecture (2004, 2006, 2009), and the Oslo School of Architecture and Design (2008), they returned to ETH Zurich (2010-2015). They currently teach at Harvard GSD.

Following internationally acclaimed projects in London, Jalisco (Mexico), and Jinhua (China), their studio, Christ & Gantenbein, continues to solidify its reputation both nationally and internationally with numerous conceptual museums, as well as a wide range of private and public commissions. Among their most recent designs are the extension of the Kunstmuseum Basel and the renovation and expansion of the Swiss National Museum in Zurich.

In the spring of 2019, Christ & Gantenbein presented the first solo exhibition of their most emblematic buildings in Japan with "The Last Act of Design." That same year, the studio contributed pieces to "The Poetics of Reason" at the 5th Lisbon Architecture Triennale. In 2017, the studio was invited to contribute to the Chicago Architecture Biennial, and the previous year, they participated in the 15th Venice Biennale, "Reporting from the Front."