Herzog & de Meuron

On the basis of their many early small but dense buildings and projects, Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron (both born in Basel in 1950) have been recognized as architects searching for the essential grounds of their discipline. With their work in Switzerland, as well as projects abroad, Herzog and Meuron aim to combine architecture's primary physical dimension with its capacity to embody conceptual qualitites. This work includes all Herzog and de Meuron's significant buildings, from the Photographic Studio Frei in Weil to the Railway Depot and Signal Box in Basel, and provides appraisals by critics and selected essays by the architects.