The Tate Modern in London made Herzog & de Meuron famous all over the world. The projects and structures they have built since then are distinguished by the sensitive treatment of materials for which the architects are renowned. In addition, these Pritzker Prize–winning architects have developed a topographical conception of architecture that not only locates their designs in a larger context but also frequently structures them as landscapes. In order to represent them, the layout of volume 4 of the complete works has been completely redesigned. The publication contains essays by the architects themselves in which they situate their projects. The structures presented include such icons of contemporary architecture as the Prada store in Tokyo Aoyama and the Allianz Arena in Munich, where the opening game of the 2006 Soccer World Cup was played. Pathbreaking museum structures such as the Schaulager near Basel, the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, and the De Young Museum in San Francisco continue the conversation surrounding what constitutes a truly contemporary presentation of modern art.

  • Covers all designs and structures on which planning began between 1997 and 2001
  • With roughly 2.000 color and black-and-white illustrations, plans, and sketches
  • The indispensable reference work for everyone interested in Herzog & de Meuron
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    Product details

    ISBN
    9783764386399
    Published
    2008-11-07
    Publisher
    Birkhauser; Birkhauser
    Weight
    2005 gr
    Height
    330 mm
    Width
    240 mm
    Age
    P, 06
    Language
    Product language
    Tysk
    Format
    Product format
    Innbundet
    Number of pages
    352

    Author

    Biographical note

    Gerhard Mack ist Redaktor für Kunst, Architektur und Design bei der NZZ am Sonntag.