Volume 4 Herzog & de Meuron 1997-2001

Gerhard Mack

Print Only Published by Birkhäuser 2009

Volume 4 Herzog & de Meuron 1997-2001

Gerhard Mack

Part of the multi-volume work Herzog & De Meuron ‒ The Complete Works

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About this book

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 two thousand color and black-and-white illustrations, plans, and sketches
The indispensable reference work for everyone interested in Herzog & de Meuron

Author information

Gerhard Mack is editor for art, architecture, and design for Neue Zürcher Zeitung and NZZ am Sonntag

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(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: Birkhäuser
Edition: English edition
Audience: Professional/practitioner
Pages
- Main content: 352
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 500
- Coloured Illustrations: 1500
Keywords: Architecture; Herzog & de Meuron; Switzerland

Hardcover

Published: November 20, 2008
ISBN: 9783764386405