Vitra Design Museum, Weil am Rhein. Ill: Herzog & de Meuron
Guest lecture: Olga Bolshanina / Herzog & de Mauron
Senior architect Olga Bolshanina will give a lecture on the work of the Swiss firm Herzog & de Mauron.
Founded in basel in 1978 by Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron, HdeM is perhaps best known for their conversion of the giant Bankside Power Station in London to the new home of the Tate Modern, and the more recent Allianz Arena in Münich and "the Bird's Nest" olympic stadium in Bejing.
In 2001, Herzog & de Meuron were awarded the Pritzker Prize, the highest of honours in architecture. Architecture critic and Pritzker juror Ada Louise Huxtable summarized HdM's approach concisely: "They refine the traditions of modernism to elemental simplicity, while transforming materials and surfaces through the exploration of new treatments and techniques."
Their success can be attributed to their skills in revealing unfamiliar or unknown relationships by utilizing innovative materials.
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- Date:
16.09.2010
- Time:
13:00 - 14:30
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- Venue:
Main auditorium
- Address:
Maridalsveien 29, Oslo
- Contact:
Neven Fuchs-Mikac
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