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Herzog & de Meuron

Founded 1978 · Swiss, based in Basel · 26 buildings on the wall

Herzog & de Meuron is a Swiss architecture practice founded in Basel in 1978 by Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron, known for inventive use of materials and for turning old structures to new uses. The two founders shared the Pritzker Prize in 2001, and the firm has worked on more than 600 projects in 40 countries.

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Tate Modern in London (2000) turned the Bankside Power Station into a museum, keeping the vast Turbine Hall and adding a two-storey glass extension on the roof. The Allianz Arena in Munich (2005) is wrapped in inflated ETFE plastic panels that can be lit from inside, the first stadium with a façade that changes colour. The Beijing National Stadium (2008), the "Bird's Nest", hides the supports of its roof in a web of steel beams around a concrete seating bowl, with the artist Ai Weiwei as consultant. The Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg (2017) sets a glass concert hall with a wave-shaped roofline on top of a brick warehouse. Students study Herzog & de Meuron's projects for their inventive façades and their reuse of existing buildings.

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Read about the work

Wikipedia · Herzog & de Meuron Pritzker Prize · 2001 laureates

ArchDaily · Herzog & de Meuron office page

Books to read

Herzog & de MeuronHerzog & de Meuron: Natural HistoryPhilip Ursprung (editor), 2002 From BaselFrom Basel: Herzog & de MeuronJean-François Chevrier, 2016 Power into ArtPower into Art: Creating the Tate Modern, BanksideKarl Sabbagh, 2000

Building Tate ModernRowan Moore and Raymund Ryan, 2000

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Ricola Europe Production and Storage Building, Mulhouse

Ricola Europe Production and Storage Building1993 · Mulhouse

Rue des Suisses Housing, Paris

Rue des Suisses Housing2000 · Paris

Prada Aoyama, Tokyo

Prada Aoyama2003 · Tokyo

IKMZ Library, BTU Cottbus, Cottbus

IKMZ Library, BTU Cottbus2004 · Cottbus

de Young Museum, San Francisco

de Young Museum2005 · San Francisco

CaixaForum Madrid, Madrid

CaixaForum Madrid2008 · Madrid

1111 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach

1111 Lincoln Road2010 · Miami Beach

Roche Tower (Bau 1), Basel

Roche Tower (Bau 1)2015 · Basel

56 Leonard Street, New York

56 Leonard Street2017 · New York

Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg

Elbphilharmonie2017 · Hamburg

M+, Hong Kong

M+2021 · Hong Kong

National Library of Israel, Jerusalem

National Library of Israel2023 · Jerusalem

Dominus Winery, Yountville

Dominus Winery1997 · Yountville

Tate Modern, London

Tate Modern2000 · London

Laban Dance Centre, London

Laban Dance Centre2003 · London

Schaulager, Münchenstein

Schaulager2003 · Münchenstein

Allianz Arena, Munich

Allianz Arena2005 · Munich

Beijing National Stadium, Beijing

Beijing National Stadium2008 · Beijing

TEA Tenerife Espacio de las Artes, Santa Cruz de Tenerife

TEA Tenerife Espacio de las Artes2008 · Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Blavatnik School of Government, Oxford

Blavatnik School of Government2015 · Oxford

Fondazione Giangiacomo Feltrinelli, Milan

Fondazione Giangiacomo Feltrinelli2016 · Milan

Beirut Terraces, Beirut

Beirut Terraces2017 · Beirut

Tai Kwun, Hong Kong

Tai Kwun2018 · Hong Kong

Meret Oppenheim Hochhaus, Basel

Meret Oppenheim Hochhaus2019 · Basel

Roche Tower 2, Basel

Roche Tower 22022 · Basel

University Children's Hospital Zurich, Zurich

University Children's Hospital Zurich2024 · Zurich