Who are the designers of the new development?
Herzog & de Meuron Philharmonic Hall, Hamburg (completion
2009) © Herzog & de Meuron
Herzog & de Meuron The De Young Museum, San Francisco
(completed 2005)
© Herzog & de Meuron
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Herzog & de Meuron National Stadium, Beijing (completion
2007) © Herzog & de Meuron
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Herzog & de Meuron were the architects
who converted the Bankside Powerstation in 2000. They were selected from an
international shortlist to further develop the building in
January 2005.
Herzog & de Meuron was founded
in Basel by Jacques Herzog and
Pierre de Meuron and the practice
now has offices in London, Munich,
Barcelona, San Francisco and
Beijing. It has received international
acclaim and awards for its
innovative work, including the
Pritzker Prize in 2001 and the RIBA
Stirling Prize in 2003.
The practice's award-winning
projects include the Laban
Dance Centre in London (2003),
the Schaulager for the Laurenz
Foundation in Basel (2003) and
Prada's flagship store in Aoyama
Tokyo (2003). Recently completed
projects include Allianz Arena, the
new Soccer Stadium for Munich
(completed in May 2005, opening
game FIFA World Cup 2006), the
Expansion of the Walker Art Center
in Minneapolis (2005) and the new
de Young Museum in San Francisco
(2005). Other forthcoming works
include the National Stadium for
the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing
(projected completion 2007) and
The Philharmonic Hall, Hamburg,
which will be completed in 2009.
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