BOOKS - From Basel - Herzog and de Meuron
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From Basel - Herzog and de Meuron
Author: Jean-Francois Chevrier
Year: October 24, 2016
Format: PDF
File size: PDF 41 MB
Language: English

-Insights into the genesis of Herzog and u0026 de Meuron.-The development of these globally active architects out of this local milieu, with reference to selected historic buildings in Basel and projects by this architectural practice The global success story of the Basel architects Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron has local roots. This book traces these origins while identifying the essential ideas, professional ethics, and development of their architectural practice, established in 1978.The biographies of both architects and the activities of their practice are intimately bound up with the town of Basel. With this embeddedness in Basel as a point of departure, the authors elucidate central themes of their architectural from habitat to monument. With reference to exemplary buildings, they analyze the motifs, constructive principles, and spatial design of the architectonic works of Herzog and u0026 de Meuron.In addition, Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron lead us on tours through Basel and its statements by the architects, along with photographs taken especially for this volume by George Dupin, present the locales and buildings that have played key roles for the work of these architects. The book is rounded out by an intensive exchange of ideas between the architects and Jean-Francois Chevrier.