SWISS ARCHITECTURE FIRM, FOUNDED AND HEADQUARTERED IN BASEL, SWITZERLAND IN 1978. PARTNERS JACQUES HERZOG AND PIERRE DE MEURON THEY ARE PERHAPS BEST KNOWN FOR THEIR CONVERSION OF THE GIANT BANKSIDE POWER STATION IN LONDON TO THE NEW HOME OF THE TATE MODERN. IN 2001, HERZOG & DE MEURON WERE AWARDED THE PRITZKER PRIZE, INNOVATIVE USE OF EXTERIOR MATERIALS AND TREATMENTS, SUCH AS SILKSCREENED GLASS. "THEY REFINE THE TRADITIONS OF MODERNISM TO ELEMENTAL SIMPLICITY, WHILE TRANSFORMING MATERIALS AND SURFACES THROUGH THE EXPLORATION OF NEW TREATMENTS AND TECHNIQUES." IN 2006, THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE CALLED THEM "ONE OF THE MOST ADMIRED ARCHITECTURE FIRMS IN THE WORLD."
SWISS ARCHITECTURE FIRM, FOUNDED AND HEADQUARTERED IN BASEL, SWITZERLAND IN 1978. PARTNERS JACQUES HERZOG AND PIERRE DE MEURON THEY ARE PERHAPS BEST KNOWN FOR THEIR CONVERSION OF THE GIANT BANKSIDE POWER STATION IN LONDON TO THE NEW HOME OF THE TATE MODERN. IN 2001, HERZOG & DE MEURON WERE AWARDED THE PRITZKER PRIZE, INNOVATIVE USE OF EXTERIOR MATERIALS AND TREATMENTS, SUCH AS SILKSCREENED GLASS. "THEY REFINE THE TRADITIONS OF MODERNISM TO ELEMENTAL SIMPLICITY, WHILE TRANSFORMING MATERIALS AND SURFACES THROUGH THE EXPLORATION OF NEW TREATMENTS AND TECHNIQUES." IN 2006, THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE CALLED THEM "ONE OF THE MOST ADMIRED ARCHITECTURE FIRMS IN THE WORLD."
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