Herzog & De Meuron Archives

How Solid Polycarbonate Sheets Reshape Energy-Efficient Architecture

May 26, 2026 by Anton Giuroiu

Solid polycarbonate sheets moved beyond their early association with industrial cladding and temporary structures into a refined component of energy-efficient architecture. Architectural practices, including Herzog & de Meuron, OMA, Shigeru Ban, and Sauerbruch Hutton, demonstrated how translucent polycarbonate envelopes support daylight optimisation, adaptive reuse, lightweight construction, and low-energy facade strategies across cultural buildings, housing, exhibition …

Herzog & de Meuron: Biography, Works, Awards

November 28, 2025 by Anton Giuroiu

Herzog & de Meuron, founded in Basel, Switzerland in 1978 by Swiss architects Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron, both born in 1950, is an internationally acclaimed architectural partnership known for innovative design and material creativity. The two architects met as childhood friends and later studied architecture at ETH Zürich, building a rigorous foundation for …

261 Jinhua Structures / Herzog & De Meuron

December 30, 2025April 17, 2025 by Anton Giuroiu

Architects: Herzog & de MeuronAssociate Architect: Fake DesignYear: 2007Photography: Evan Chakroff, Tatiana BilbaoStructural Engineering (Structure I): WGG Schnetzer Puskas Ingenieure AGEngineering (Structure II): SJB.Kempter.Fitze AG; Ingenieurbüro CNC.Technik im HolzbauWood Construction (Structure II): Holzbau Amman GmbH, Holzbau Sauer, Holzbau HuterWood Transport (Structure II): HIAG Handel Basel; ITA, Füllinsdorf, SwitzerlandConsulting: Creation Holz GmbHClient: Jindong New District Constructing …

Allianz Arena / Herzog & de Meuron

December 30, 2025March 15, 2025 by Anton Giuroiu

Architects: Herzog & de MeuronArea: Site Area: 310000 m², Gross Floor Area: 171000 m²Year: 2005Photographs: Herzog & de Meuron, Arup, Allianz ArenaPartners: Jacques Herzog, Pierre de Meuron, Robert Hösl (Partner in Charge), Harry Gugger (Competition)Competition: Tim Hupe (Project Architect), Patrick Ambrosetti, Nicolas Feldmeyer, Maria Flaccavento, Markus Haberstroh, Wolfgang Hardt, Philipp Kim, Matei Manaila, Gabriela Mazza, …

MKM Museum Küppersmühle Extension / Herzog & de Meuron

December 30, 2025January 10, 2025 by Anton Giuroiu

Architects: Herzog & de MeuronArea: 5,000 m²Year: 2021Photography: Simon MengesLead Architects: Roland SchreiberDesign Team: Mikolaj Bazaczek (Visualizations), Juliane Brantner, Teodor-Octavian Cuciureanu, Florian Hartmann, Sebastian Hefti, Māra Igaune, Susanne Kozlowski, Hannah Reusser, Daniel SchürerPartner in Charge: Jacques Herzog, Pierre de Meuron, Robert HöslGeneral Planning: Drees & Sommer Schweiz GmbH, Büro BaselHVAC Engineering: Drees & Sommer Advanced …

Sculptural Simplicity on VitraHaus by Herzog & de Meuron

December 30, 2025November 29, 2017 by Anton Giuroiu

Over the years the Vitra Campus has become an architecture museum, featuring works by the most renowned architects: Frank Gehry, Zaha Hadid, Alvaro Siza, Tadao Ando, Jean Pruvé, Nicholas Grimshaw, Buckminster Fuller and SANAA . The latest addition to the complex is the VitraHaus building, a series of stacked pitched-roof boxes, designed by Herzog & …

The Actelion Business Center / Herzog & de Meuron

December 30, 2025December 22, 2010 by Aline Chahine

The Actelion Business Center is the heart of the Actelion center in Allschwil, Switzerland. It offers 350 offices for employees from central functions.