Week 1 - Folding Exercise

Chosen Architect : Herzog de Meuron

Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron are highly characters in the field of Architecture. Their initial works were viewed as being minimalist Modernistic designs in terms of form, and lack of ornamentation in their buildings' themes and structures. This view has recently been confuted by their recent works at the Prada Tower,  the Barcelona Forum Building, and the Beijing National Stadium which conveys a turning point in their attitude of Architectural Design. They are renowned for the transformation of the Bankside Power Station to the Tate Modern, in London.

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2 Buildings for Inspiration

Le Project Triangle. Porte de Versailles, Paris, France.

The Jinhua Architecture Park. Jinhua, China. 

Image Credits:

Bankside Power Station Image: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/archive/7/78/20091005144341!Bankside_Power_Station.jpg, 
accessed 18th July

Tate Modern Image: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4e/Tate_modern_london_2001_02.jpg, 
accessed 18th July.

Image of Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron, http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2010/06/dzn_Herzog_de_Meuron_portra.jpg, 
accessed 18th July.

"Jinjua Architecture Park Opening", http://www.fivefootway.com/2007/11/05/jinhua-architecture-park-opening/, 
accessed 18th July 2011.

"Features Architects - Herzog de Meuron: Le Projet Triangle by Herzon de Meuron", http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2008/09/le-projet-triangle-by-herzog-de-meuron-squ2307_ci_080925_001_pri_m.jpg, 
accessed 18th July.

References:

"Herzog & de Meuron", http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herzog_%26_de_Meuron,
accessed 10:11pm 18th July 2011.