The exhibition Under the Radar, held at Basel’s Schweizerisches Architekturmuseum, explores spatial research methodologies which – beyond classic morphological site analysis – consider the complex system of social relations, political power, and cultural practices constituting the built environment.

The itinerary covers works such as that of Forensic Architecture, the London-based agency employing spatial research and modeling methods to produce evidence in human rights violation cases; Italian Limes by Milan’s Studio Folder, exploring how climate change, affecting remote mountain lakes in the Alps, alters the territorial boundaries of nations marked by those lakes; the Handbook of Tyranny, by Austrian architect Theo Deutinger, which through diagrams of real places illustrates the forms of daily violence inscribed in the environment surrounding us.

The exhibition would be over already, however due to the ongoing pandemic it has not been dismantled yet. The museum has therefore decided to offer virtual guided tours (on April 16 the one in French will be carried out, on April 23 the one in Italian).