Who?

Lutz Windhöfel has studied History of Art and Architecture and History in Basel and Heidelberg and holds a PhD from the University of Heidelberg. He acquired the trade of acquainting an audience with phenomena of word and image as project manager at Basel Theatre, as curator at the Museum for Design / Museum für Gestaltung in Basel and as editor of a daily newspaper in Chur.

Photo Marco Hohler, 03.10.2008

He has long standing experience as a tour guide and lecturer at museums, schools and universities in both private and professional contexts. Furthermore, he has been writing on Art and Architecture issues for the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (1985-1997), the Kunstforum International (1991-1996), the Weltwoche (1994-1997), the Kunst-Bulletin (1985-1993) and the Neue Zürcher Zeitung (1989-2010).

Books:

• 2008 Architectural Guide Basel . New Buildings in the Trinational City since 1980.
• 2000 Guide d’Architecture de Bâle 1980-2000. Une Agglomeration –Trois Pays- Vingt ans d'Architecture.
• 1997 Drei Länder, eine Stadt. Neueste Bauten im grenzübergreifenden Stadtraum Basel 1992-1997.
• 1995 Paul Westheim und das Kunstblatt. Eine Zeitschrift und ihr Herausgeber in der Weimarer Republik.
• 1991 (mit Beat Stutzer): Augusto Giacometti. Leben und Werk.

The following books are available at Birkhäuser Publishers