In recent years the Basel architects Herzog & de Meuron have seen several major competitions judged in their favor. Their museum to house the Goetz art collection in Munich, as well as projects to convert new exhibition space for the Tate Gallery in London and redesign the Hypobank quarter of Munich's inner city have earned international acclaim. Now this multi-volume edition is tracing the development of their complete work.
Volume 2 spans the years 1989-1991. Included among its 32 projects are the well-known copper-clad signal box and locomotive depot, the repository for the Goetz art collection, the campus dormitory at the University of Dijon, and the Pfaffenholz sports center in St. Louis. Their approach to the building envelope, for all of its sobriety, evidences a richness not normally associated with the leading proponents of the new Swiss architecture. Lessons from early experimentation with imprinted glass and concrete have been adapted for many of their new buildings. Building envelopes, such as for the Cultural Center in Blois, are conceived as information skins. At the same time, a fastidious examination of the site leads to a critical dialogue with the city. The urban analyses emerging from the large-scale study, "Basel, a City in the Making," but also the work on the master plans for the university campus at Dijon and the town sector of Sils Cuncas in the upper Engadine form a focal point in the volume.

''The volumes are lavishly illustrated, including photographs of finished buildings, plans, rough sketches, proposals and models. Mack is an excellent writer. His text flows easily while dealing with complex material. The translators have done an admirable task in translating difficult concepts. The volumes are beautifully printed, the design clear and stylish.'' (Mark Staff Brandl, The Art Book)

Dimensions: 13" x 9.5" (inches)
Pages: 256
Edition: Hardcover
Languages: English & German
ISBN: 3764373652