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- Official name: Herzog & de Meuron Architekten
- Commonly abbreviated as HdeM
- Founded in Basel, Switzerland in 1978
- Jacques Herzog born: April 15, 1950 in Basel
- Pierre de Meuron born: May 8, 1950 in Basel
- Herzog and de Meuron are co-founders and lead designers for the firm
- Both earned architecture degrees from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH)
- Designed the Beijing National Stadium
- Ai Weiwei was their artistic consultantNew York Times Magazine: The China Syndrome (May 21, 2006)
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Herzog & de Meuron Architekten (HdeM) is an architectural firm based in Switzerland that was founded by Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron in 1978. The company's projects often feature non-conventional designs and materials. HdeM was the lead designer behind the Beijing National Stadium, built in preparation for the 2008 Olympics.
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Notable Construction Projects
- London, 2002
- Converted industrial space into the Tate Modern Museum
- Munich, 2005
- Constructed the Allianz Arena
- San Francisco, 2005
- Redesigned the M. H. de Young Memorial Museum
- Beijing, 2006
- Designed the Beijing National Stadium
- London, 2002
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Herzog and de Meuron Questions
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Do we need to give our dog de-wormer or de-flea meds? 3 AnswersWe give our dogs dewormer as necessary. We've never used de-flea meds aside the occasional flea shampoo. The "as necessary" part of dewormer is whenever we see ... read more -
What is your favorite Willy DeVille song? 3 AnswersMy favorite is "Still I Love You Still" the lyrics are beautiful and the music is just real !thanks for this question it's nice that others were touched by him... read more
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