AWB Tours
AWB’24 starts on Saturday and Sunday with AWB Tours, a diverse range of visits, guided tours and tours through hidden spaces – organised by Open House Basel. These include old and new reservoirs, food and energy, underground tunnels and cross-border routes.
Programme
Saturday, 2 and 3 pm
Line tunnels – Rosental Mitte Underground
Guided tours in the Rosental Mitte area.
Saturday, 2, 3 and 4 pm
Birsigtunnel – Hidden Park
Guided tour of the Birsigtunnel. The Hidden Park project by KOSMOS Architects, which gives the tour its name, will be explained there.
Tuesday, 9.30 am and Thursday, 3.30 pm
Energy supply line tunnels – Novartis Campus
Guided tour through the Energy supply line tunnel on the Novartis Campus.
Sunday, 2 to 5 pm
Old Bruderholz Reservoir
Three reservoirs on the Bruderholz open their doors. At 2 pm, Thomas Meier from IWB and Fredi Hadorn from the filter4 association will give a guided tour of the old reservoir and filter 4.
Sunday, 2 to 5 pm
Converted Bruderholz reservoir – Filter4
Sunday, 2:30 to 5 pm
New Bruderholz Reservoir
Visits are possible in small groups. Waiting times must be expected.
Wednesday and Thursday, both at 12 and 18:30
The city as a soundscape
The guided tour movements – the city as soundscape starts at the SBB railway station. Mindful listening to everyday sounds mixes with music on site, which complements and comments on these sounds.