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Herzog, Jacques

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Born: 1950 AD
Currently alive, at 58 years of age.

Nationality: Swiss
Categories: Architects

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1950 - Born on the 19th of April.

         - They are perhaps best known for their conversion of the giant Bankside Power Station in London to the new home of the Tate Museum of Modern Art.

1978 - Founded and headquartered in Basel, Switzerland.

2001 - Herzog and de Meuron was awarded the Pritzker Prize, the highest of honours in architecture.

2006 - The New York Times Magazine called them "one of the most admired architecture firms in the world.


 

 






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