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Pierre De meuron

Founding Partner, Herzog De Meuron Basel

Search every verified Pierre De meuron interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. At a 2014 event at the Swiss Pavilion during the 14th International Architecture Biennale in Venice, Pierre de Meuron participated in a discussion on preservation alongside Jacques Herzog, Chris Dercon, and Hans Ulrich Obrist. De Meuron described renovation as involving "the sheer impossibility to bring time back," noting that in historic rooms originally built with gas lighting, it is not possible to fully recreate the past. He stated that decisions in preservation involve destroying some layers to reveal others, such as choosing to expose early Renaissance features over later styles, and that the goal is to create a good space for contemporary use rather than adhering to a single ideology. De Meuron also contrasted this approach with what he described as an American tendency to treat history as something concrete that must be simulated. He referenced the ecological perspective of Joseph Beuys, a co-founder of the Green Party, suggesting that preservation contains an ecological dimension. De Meuron remarked that the shared approach with Rem Koolhaas on the House of the Kunst project involves a tension between preserving value and not blocking paths for the future, emphasizing that the past should be understood in social rather than formal terms.

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  • Future Cities Conference 2023 | Pierre de Meuron | common commons commoning

    October 10, 2023 · 📺 (FCL) Future Cities Laboratory

    The conference "Future Cities: Through Science. By Design. In Place. Over Time." brings together renowned experts from architecture, urban planning, politics, and society in an international dialogue and presents the current state of the research programme. The conference clarifies how scientific progress and innovation can contribute to sustainable urban development and emphasizes its implementation. This includes sustainable practices, tools, and scenarios to mitigate the impacts of climate change and the growing world population on urban regions. Future Cities Laboratory Global Singapore-…

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  • HERMITAGE Interview with Pierre de Meuron

    November 01, 2022 · 📺 Hotel Hermitage

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  • [conférence] Herzog & de Meuron

    November 26, 2009 · 📺 arc en rêve centre d'architecture

    [conférence] Herzog & de Meuron, architectes, Bâle dans le cadre de ville d’aujourd’hui, vies de demain, les grandes conférences d’architecture 26 novembre 2009 Vers une ville spécifique Les villes sont spécifiques parce que confrontées à des menaces spécifiques, qu’elles expriment physiquement : les villes sont des abîmes. D’une « abyssalité » dont découle leur différenciabilité et leur diversité et par laquelle s’explique aussi la difficulté de les décrire, de les planifier ou d’en donner des définitions théoriques. Au fond, tout était dit, finie l’histoire, la réalité une illusion,…

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  • Pierre de Meuron Keynote at Moscow Urban Forum

    July 17, 2019 · 📺 ArchDaily

    Pierre de Meuron’s keynote (video above) focused on his practice’s approach to urban projects, a series of strategies that drive the core principles of each project. These were explained through some of the firm's recent projects (Tate Modern, Elbphilharmonie, LA Arts District), as an introduction to the Badaevskiy Brewery development, an ambitious plan for the reconversion of a former industrial site along the Moskva River embankment. The scheme mixes the adaptation of the old heritage buildings, with a horizontal skyscraper. The horizontal building sits on top of a slender structure, creatin…

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  • RIBA Jencks Award 2015: Herzog & de Meuron

    December 01, 2015 · 📺 Royal Institute of British Architects

    Lecture delivered by Jacques Herzog at the RIBA as a recipient of the 2015 RIBA Jencks Award.

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  • Jacques Herzog, Pierre de Meuron, Chris Dercon, Hans Ulrich Obrist - A stroll through a fun palace

    June 05, 2014 · 📺 Swiss Pavilion

    A stroll through a fun palace - Swiss Pavilion at the 14th International Architecture Biennale in Venice 2014 Marathon days 5/6 ...

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  • M+ museum preview (Herzog & de Meuron) in Hong Kong WKCD

    July 01, 2013 · 📺 Apollo77

    http://www.apollo77.com The Swiss architecture agency Herzog & de Meuron won the realization of the "M + Museum", a new visual art museum in Hong Kong scheduled for completion in late 2017 on the site of West Kowloon. Pending the opening of the highly anticipated construction, this film is presented as part of an exhibition of the project, explaining the design process. Thanks to a series of plans and models that help to understand the structure of the building, and a series of interviews, this documentary delivers a clear presentation of the project and successfully creates an enticing…

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