https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/1331 en-us http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/17988 Mon, 26 Jan 2026 11:10:48 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/17988-memphis-art-museum-designed-by-herzog-and-de-meuron-readies-for-december-2026-opening http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/17772 Thu, 02 Oct 2025 09:09:02 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/17772-at-philadelphias-calder-gardens-herzog-and-de-meuron-entombs-art-beneath-a-tapestry-of-plantings http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/17678 Mon, 11 Aug 2025 00:04:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/17678-herzog-and-de-meuron-designs-a-timber-framed-swiss-office-building-with-ambitious-sustainability-goals http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/17630 Mon, 07 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/17630-basels-grand-hotel-les-trois-rois-gets-a-makeover-by-none-other-than-herzog-and-de-meuron http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/17397 Wed, 05 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/17397-berlins-famed-artist-squat-tacheles-undergoes-a-drastic-transformation-by-herzog-and-de-meuron http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/17243 Mon, 09 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/17243-ambitious-museum-projects-in-memphis-and-richmond-confront-the-past http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/17207 Mon, 18 Nov 2024 00:03:56 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/17207-herzog-and-de-meuron-reimagines-hospital-design-in-zurich Zurich Hospital HDM.jpg Photo © Maris Mezulis Once work concludes, the auction house will decamp from its current New York headquarters, which were renovated in 2019.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/17198 Mon, 04 Nov 2024 18:41:34 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/17198-sothebys-taps-herzog-and-de-meuron-to-lead-renovation-of-former-met-breuer-building http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/17124 Fri, 27 Sep 2024 12:49:50 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/17124-herzog-and-de-meuron-selected-as-co-design-consultant-for-expansion-project-at-the-uns-nairobi-campus http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16888 Mon, 06 May 2024 08:48:13 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16888-perez-museum-in-miami-replaces-hanging-garden-with-plastic-plants Rick Cook of COOKFOX Architects and Herzog & de Meuron’s Philip Schmerbeck presented a trio of ‘industrial strength’ adaptive reuse projects to a packed house at Brickworks Design Studio. 

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16827 Mon, 01 Apr 2024 15:06:02 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16827-the-reimagining-of-new-yorks-brawniest-buildings-are-showcased-at-the-latest-edition-of-record-on-the-road Construction on the five-story Orientalist art museum on Al Maha Island is set to commence later this year. 

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16726 Fri, 09 Feb 2024 08:28:53 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16726-qatar-teases-future-herzog-and-de-meurondesigned-lusail-museum-with-new-renderings At London's Royal Academy of Arts, the Swiss firm challenges the conventions of architecture exhibitions.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16389 Thu, 20 Jul 2023 17:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16389-design-processes-take-center-stage-at-a-new-exhibition-on-herzog-and-de-meuron http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16362 Tue, 11 Jul 2023 23:59:56 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16362-at-herzog-and-de-meurons-powerhouse-arts-nostalgia-for-a-lost-industrial-past http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16187 Mon, 10 Apr 2023 08:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16187-design-ed-podcast-jason-frantzen http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/15861 Mon, 03 Oct 2022 00:02:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/15861-hhf-completes-a-simple-apartment-building-in-basel-with-a-complex-history http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/15837 Wed, 07 Sep 2022 07:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/15837-herzog-and-de-meurons-design-revealed-for-alexander-calder-exhibition-site-in-philadelphia Calder-1.jpg A rendering of Herzog & de Meuron's planned Calder Gardens in Philadelphia. Image © Herzog & de Meuron Calder-2.webp Rendering of Open Plan Gallery at Calder Gardens. All artworks by Alexander Calder © 2022 Calder Foundation, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Image © Herzog & de Meuron Calder-4.webp Rendering of the Sunken Garden at Calder Gardens. Image © Herzog & de Meuron Calder-3.webp Rendering of the Tall Gallery, Calder Gardens. Image © Herzog & de Meuron http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/15676 Wed, 25 May 2022 16:00:31 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/15676-herzog-and-de-meuron-designs-an-unlikely-pair-of-buildings-for-a-venerable-art-school Royal-College-of-Art-4_result.webp The Royal College of Art's new design and innovation campus in Battersea, London. Photo © Iwan Baan Royal-College-of-Art-6_result.webp The Royal College of Art's new design and innovation campus in Battersea, London. Photo © Iwan Baan Royal-College-of-Art-2_result.webp The Royal College of Art's new design and innovation campus in Battersea, London. Photo © Iwan Baan Royal-College-of-Art-1_result.webp The Royal College of Art's new design and innovation campus in Battersea, London. Photo © Iwan Baan Royal-College-of-Art-3_result.webp The "hangar" at the Royal College of Art's new campus in Battersea. Photo © Iwan Baan Royal-College-of-Art-5_result.webp The intelligent mobility design center at the Royal College of Art's new campus. Photo © Iwan Baan Widespread reports of abuse of migrant workers have cast a shadow over the country’s development efforts.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/15600 Tue, 29 Mar 2022 10:56:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/15600-three-starchitect-designed-museums-planned-in-qatar Herzog & de Meuron delivers a stunning research and development center for the pharmaceutical giant.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/15413 Sun, 28 Nov 2021 18:53:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/15413-astrazeneca-unveils-a-new-headquarters-in-cambridge AstraZeneca-2.jpg Photography © Hufton+Crow AstraZeneca-3.jpg Photography © Hufton+Crow AstraZeneca-1.jpg Photography © Hufton+Crow AstraZeneca-3.jpg Photography © Hufton+Crow http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/15403 Fri, 19 Nov 2021 13:41:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/15403-m-by-herzog-de-meuron M-01.jpg M+ occupies a prime spot at the edge of Victoria Harbour. Photo © Kevin Mak M-07.jpg A video piece by Chang Young-hae and Marc Voge is installed in a vault-like gallery. Photo © Kevin Mak M-08.jpg The Letter Writing Project, by Taiwanese artist Lee Mingwei, invites museum visitors to compose their own letters. Photo © Lok Cheng M-09.jpg In a few of the galleries, split-bamboo paneling and light wood flooring make the spaces feel like cozy treasure boxes. Photo © The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts More than two decades after their first adaption of a collection of mill buildings in Duisburg, Germany, Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron add onto the complex.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/15331 Tue, 28 Sep 2021 14:53:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/15331-herzog-de-meuron-expands-its-mkm-museum-k%C3%BCppersm%C3%BChle MKM_Slideshow_Simon_Menges_archrecord_1170_ss_0.jpg A complex of harbor-side former industrial buildings in Duisburg, Germany, comprise the MKM. Photo © Simon Menges MKM_Slideshow_Simon_Menges_archrecord_1170_ss_1.jpg The just-completed extension is brick, as are most of the existing structures. Photo © Simon Menges MKM_Slideshow_Simon_Menges_archrecord_1170_ss_2.jpg The mill’s grain silos have been incorporated into the museum. Photo © Simon Menges MKM_Slideshow_Simon_Menges_archrecord_1170_ss_3.jpg A top-floor gallery is illuminated with a saw-tooth skylight. Photo © Simon Menges http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/15171 Fri, 04 Jun 2021 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/15171-the-conrad-washington-dc-by-herzog-de-meuron-rottet-studio The-Conrad-Washington-DC-01-B.jpg The Conrad Hotel in Washington, D.C., is part of the CityCenter mixed-use development. Photo © Eric Petschek http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14982 Tue, 09 Feb 2021 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14982-snapshot-stadtcasino-renovation-by-herzog-de-meuron http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14675 Thu, 04 Jun 2020 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14675-herzog-de-meuron-design-supertall-tower-in-downtown-toronto The Swiss firm’s donation includes material representing nine built and unbuilt projects.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13883 Mon, 28 Jan 2019 10:30:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13883-herzog-de-meuron-donate-works-to-moma Herzog & de Meuron (Basel, est. 1978), Thomas Ruff (German, born 1958). Eberswalde Technical School Library, Eberswalde, Germany. 1994–1996. Exterior view. Photo © Architekturzentrum Wien, Collection, photo: Margherita Spiluttini Herzog & de Meuron (Basel, est. 1978), Thomas Ruff (German, born 1958). Eberswalde Technical School Library, Eberswalde, Germany. 1994–1996. Façade panel. Silkscreen on concrete, 2 3/8 × 59 1/16 × 28 1/8″ (6 × 150 × 71.5 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of the Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron Kabinett. Photo © Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron Kabinett, Basel Herzog & de Meuron (Basel, est. 1978). Kramlich Residence and Collection, Oakville, Napa Valley, California. 1997–2003. Presentation model. Wood, acrylic, and lighting system, 10 5/8 × 55 1/8 × 27 9/16″ (27 × 140 × 70 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of the Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron Kabinett. Photo © Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron Kabinett, Basel Herzog & de Meuron (Basel, est. 1978). Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg, Germany. 2001–2003. Technical building services digital model. 2012. The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of the Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron Kabinett. Photo © Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron Kabinett, Basel Herzog & de Meuron (Basel, est. 1978). Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg, Germany. 2001–2003. Interior. Photo © Iwan Baan Herzog & de Meuron (Basel, est. 1978). Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg, Germany. 2001–2003. Volume study, scale 1:500. Foam and copper wire, 6 1/8 × 8 1/4 × 6 1/2″ (15.5 × 21 × 16.5 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of the Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron Kabinett. Photo © Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron Kabinett, Basel Herzog & de Meuron (Basel, est. 1978). 1111 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach, Florida, USA. 2005–2008. Exterior view. Photo © Huffton+Crow and MBEACH1, LLLP. Herzog & de Meuron (Basel, est. 1978). 1111 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach, Florida, USA. 2005–2008. Exhibition model, scale 1:90. Oak, 18 11/16 × 26 × 22 1/16″ (47.5 × 66 × 56 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of the Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron Kabinett. Photo © Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron Kabinett, Basel Herzog & de Meuron (Basel, est. 1978). 56 Leonard Street, New York, New York, USA. 2006–2008. Exterior view. Photo © Iwan Baan Herzog & de Meuron (Basel, est. 1978). 56 Leonard Street, New York, New York, USA. 2006–2008. Floor plans. Digital drawing files. The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of the Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron Kabinett. Photo © Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron Kabinett, Basel Jacques Herzog (Swiss, born 1950). National Stadium, Bejing, China. 2002. Sketch. Pencil and collage on paper, 11 11/16 × 16 9/16″ (29.7 × 42 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of the Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron Kabinett. Photo © Imaging and Visual Resources, MoMA, NY The project will transform and expand the school’s primary facility.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13578 Thu, 26 Jul 2018 10:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13578-harvard-gsd-taps-herzog-de-meuron-and-beyer-blinder-belle-for-gund-hall-expansion Gund Hall, designed by GSD graduate John Andrews Image courtesy Harvard University Graduate School of Design Gund Hall, designed by GSD graduate John Andrews Image courtesy Harvard University Graduate School of Design Gund Hall, designed by GSD graduate John Andrews Image courtesy Harvard University Graduate School of Design Gund Hall, designed by GSD graduate John Andrews Image courtesy Harvard University Graduate School of Design Herzog & de Meuron transform a former police station and judicial complex in Hong Kong into an arts hub.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13551 Mon, 16 Jul 2018 10:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13551-tai-kwun-centre-for-heritage-arts-by-herzog-de-meuron An aerial view shows the Tai Kwun Centre for Heritage & Art amid Hong Kong's dense Central District. The architects added two new buildings to the 16 historic ones on the site. Photo © Iwan Baan The former prison yard of the complex has been turned into an urban oasis with the new Herzog & de Meuron-designed JC Contemporary building on one corner. Photo © Iwan Baan The new structures are are clad in an innovative cast aluminum rain screen. Photo © Iwan Baan The JC Cube, which houses a 200-seat auditorium inside, is entered through an historic red brick building. Photo © Iwan Baan Flowing around and between old and new structures are walkways, stairs, and bridges that knit together once-segregated zones. Photo © Iwan Baan Tucked under the JC Cube is an amphitheater-like space. Photo © Iwan Baan The stair in the JC Cube angles up to the auditorium. Photo © Iwan Baan Both new buildings cantilever beyond their base, hovering above the ground to provide an outdoor space protected from the sun and rain. Photo © Iwan Baan Flowing around and between old and new structures are walkways, stairs, and bridges that knit together once-segregated zones. Photo © Iwan Baan The complex includes 16 heritage buildings. Photo © Iwan Baan The curving concrete stair in the JC Contemporary takes visitors to the gallery space on the top floor. Photo © Iwan Baan Our Design Miami correspondent offers a glimpse at the new Herzog & de Meuron project, David Gauld's renovation and expansion of an Isozaki museum, and a show highlighting the friendship of Richard Meier and Frank Stella.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13157 Fri, 08 Dec 2017 08:00:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13157-design-miami-2017-art-meets-architecture-at-the-jade-signature-the-bass-museum-and-form-and-space Jade Signature by Herzog & de Meuron Photo © Graciela Cattarossi “Richard Meier and Frank Stella: Space and Form” at the Meier Gallery Surfside, Florida Photo © Graciela Cattarossi “Richard Meier and Frank Stella: Space and Form” at the Meier Gallery Surfside, Florida Photo © Graciela Cattarossi Jubilee Church sketch by Richard Meier Photo © Graciela Cattarossi Bass Museum of Art expansion and renovation by David Gauld Miami Beach Photo © Zachary Balber A new hotel and condominium tower enters the scene on Manhattan's Lower East Side.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/12937 Fri, 01 Sep 2017 08:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/12937-the-public-hotel-by-herzog-de-meuron The entrance to the Public from Chrystie Street is reached through a lush garden. The 28-story tower is set back 50 feet from the street, making room for such greenery as hedges, plane trees, hydrangeas, and grass, along with a polished stainless-steel. Photo © Iwan Baan The entrance to the Public from Chrystie Street is reached through a lush garden. The 28-story tower is set back 50 feet from the street, making room for such greenery as hedges, plane trees, hydrangeas, and grass, along with a polished stainless-steel. Photo © Iwan Baan   The aluminum-profile extrusions for the hotel windows attract attention. Photo © Iwan Baan Inside, interiors turn warmer with the coppery sheen of the escalator; the grainy-plywood-lined restaurant, the Kitchen, which opens on to a small rear garden; and the comfortably serene second-floor lobby bar overlooking the front park. Photo © Nikolas Koenig Inside, interiors turn warmer with the coppery sheen of the escalator; the grainy-plywood-lined restaurant, the Kitchen, which opens on to a small rear garden; and the comfortably serene second-floor lobby bar overlooking the front park. Photo © Nikolas Koenig Inside, interiors turn warmer with the coppery sheen of the escalator; the grainy-plywood-lined restaurant, the Kitchen, which opens on to a small rear garden; and the comfortably serene second-floor lobby bar overlooking the front park. Photo © Nikolas Koenig The typical hotel room features an alcove-like enclosure of white oak proportioned to frame the window. The alcove is, in turn, called out by a frame of inset lighting. Photo © Iwan Baan The bathroom features custom cabinets and a sink wall of curvilinear white oak fluting. Photo © Iwan Baan Image courtesy Herzog & de Meuron Image courtesy Herzog & de Meuron Image courtesy Herzog & de Meuron Image courtesy Herzog & de Meuron