Herzog & de Meuron
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The Olympic stadium for the 2008 Games in Beijing, China (2003-2007) (Keystone) Keystone -
Cottbus Technical University library, Germany (1998-2004) (Reuters) Reuters -
A stairwell at the Cottbus Technical University library, Germany (Reuters) Reuters -
Bayern Munich's new stadium, the Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany (2002-2005) (Keystone) Keystone -
Extension work to London's Tate Modern art gallery, Britain (1995–1999) (Keystone) Keystone -
Inside the main hall of the Tate Modern, London (Keystone) Keystone -
Prada shop, Tokyo, Japan (2001–2003) (Keystone) Keystone -
St. Jakob-Park Stadium in Basel, Switzerland, home to FC Basel football team (2001) (Keystone) Keystone -
Inside St. Jakob-Park Stadium, Basel (Keystone) Keystone -
Laban Dance Centre, London (2003) (Keystone) Keystone -
Münchenstein, near Basel: the main entrance to the Schaulager art depot (2003) (Keystone) Keystone -
The "Herzog & De Meuron No. 250" exhibition at the Schaulager in Münchenstein, near Basel (Keystone) Keystone -
A Swiss Federal Railways signal box, Basel (1994-1998) (Keystone) Keystone
Swiss architects win Japan's "Nobel Prize of the Arts".
This content was published on May 5, 2009 - 09:59
Swiss superstar architects Jacques Herzog & Pierre de Meuron have been awarded Japan's "Praemium Imperiale" arts award for their contribution to architecture. Each recipient of the annual award, which is supported by Japan's imperial family, receives SFr155,000 ($125,000), making it one of the world's most lucrative art prizes.
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