BE STILL MY BRUTALIST HEART: I have a nose for sniffing out a good church. Whilst changing buses in the St Johann district of Basel I spotted the tower of St Anton (or Antoniuskirche) in Kannenfeldstrasse and lured to its door, I found it open. It turns out it is was Switzerland's first concrete place of worship, built from unfinished exposed concrete. It was built between 1925 and 1927 by the Swiss architect Karl Moser (1860-1936). It was mockingly known as the ‘soul solo’ but to my eyes it is incredibly beautiful, especially the simplicity of the Roman basilica-like interior. I loved the functionality of the confessional booths: simple design, good materials. And vast stained glass windows. In 1928, Moser became president of the newly founded Congrès International d'Architecture Moderne, an organisation, steered by Le Corbusier and Walter Gropius, which championed rational and functionalist architecture. #architecture #architecturephotography #interiors #antoniuskirche #basel #karlmoser #architecturelovers @visit.basel (at St. Anton (Basel)) https://www.instagram.com/p/CfELOtKornk/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
