International architecture firm from Basel in Switzerland
The architecture firm Herzog & de Meuron was founded in Basel in 1978 by Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron. Today, it employs several hundred people who work on international projects from Basel and from offices in Hamburg in Germany, London in the UK, Madrid in Spain and New York in the USA.
Herzog & de Meuron have completed a wide range of projects – from private houses and apartment buildings to offices and factories, as well as large public projects such as stadiums and museums. The firm has received numerous awards, including the "Pritzker Architecture Prize" (USA) in 2001, and the "RIBA Royal Gold Medal" (UK) and the "Praemium Imperiale" (Japan) in 2007.
