El Croquis 129/130 (Herzog & de Meuron, 2002-2006) (English and Spanish Edition)

An essay by Jean-Fran ois Chevrier and a conversation with Jacques Herzog on ornament, structure and space set the context for this comprehensive survey of the last five years of output from this important Swiss architectural office. Among the 23 both well-known and yet to be discovered projects featured include: the Laban Dance Centre, London; IKMZ BTU in Cottbus, De Young Museum, San Francisco; Els ssertor II, Basel; Plaza de Espa a, Canary Islands; Jindong New District, Jinhua and the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg. All projects are accompanied by full page colour photographs along with plans, details and models.