Controversial Liverpool Street station redevelopment decision delayed until next year Further details added to redevelopment plans that include 19-storey tower over UK’s busiest station Evening Standard · Nov 12, 2025
Garden of unearthly delights: inside the eerie underground lair for ‘master of mobiles’ Alexander Calder The great kinetic artist has never been properly celebrated in his home town of Philadelphia – until now. But is a $90m subterranean labyrinth, created by Herzog & de Meuron, really the answer? The Guardian - UK · Sep 19, 2025
‘Like a sylvan spa!’ Inside Zurich’s staggering, revolutionary new hospital for kids From the chalet-style patient ‘cottages’ to the walls designed for scribbling on, Herzog & de Meuron’s Kinderspital is a stylish, healing, child-friendly miracle – and it cost less than UK equivalents The Guardian - UK · Oct 9, 2024
Herzog & de Meuron’s Children’s Hospital in Zurich is a ‘miniature city’ Herzog & de Meuron’s Children’s Hospital in Zurich aims to offer a case study in forward-thinking, contemporary architecture for healthcare Wallpaper · Oct 2, 2024
Bauhaus shapes and bold materials: best scene setters in the Wallpaper* Design Awards 2024 These bold and beautiful interior shapes are the best scene setters in the Wallpaper* Design Awards 2024 Wallpaper · Jan 28, 2024
A throbbing neon powerhouse: Hong Kong’s gigantic new billboard – with a nice museum attached M+ wants to be a global titan of art, to rival Tate Modern and the Pompidou. But did architects Herzog and de Meuron overdo the concrete? And why is finding the rooftop garden so hard? The Guardian - UK · Jan 23, 2024
Year in review: top 10 architecture stories of 2023, selected by Wallpaper* architecture editor Ellie Stathaki Stathaki presents her top 10 architecture stories of 2023, from a world-leading festival to lesser-known 20th-century architecture, contemporary transport hubs, museums and a pool to splash in Wallpaper · Dec 24, 2023
Cork furniture: the why, the how and the what Why choose cork furniture? We explore the benefits of the material and the most exciting designs, old and new, from the likes of Tom Dixon, ClassiCon and Jasper Morrison Wallpaper · Dec 22, 2023
Herzog & de Meuron at the Royal Academy review The architects Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron met at primary school in Basel back in 1957, said Robert Bevan in the Evening Standard. Since then, they have produced 600-plus buildings all over the world, ranging from luxury apartments to “cultural institutions”: in the UK alone, the cutting-edge projects they… The Week · Aug 11, 2023
Herzog & de Meuron review – inscrutable show puts life before architecture This fascinating if oblique showcase of the remarkable Swiss practice’s work explores the way buildings are made and inhabited, rather than the structures themselves The Guardian - UK · Jul 16, 2023
Herzog & de Meuron at the Royal Academy review: starchitects show we can have better buildings... if we try This is an unusual exhibition about the working method of the designers of Tate Modern and the Laban Centre Evening Standard · Jul 11, 2023
Royal Academy’s Herzog & de Meuron show in London spotlights architecture for care The Royal Academy of Arts launches its Herzog & de Meuron exhibition in London; we speak to them about the show, their approach to healthcare architecture and caring, and their rich body of work Wallpaper · Jul 3, 2023
‘There was never any plan’: inside Germany’s wild architecture theme park A furniture boss and design enthusiast turned the Vitra Campus into a wonderland of buildings by starchitects from Renzo Piano to Frank Gehry. So why is the final building a modest potting shed? The Guardian - UK · Jul 3, 2023
Awareness of mental health is not enough By reducing ‘mental health’ to an umbrella term, we often neglect those with severe problems such as psychosis and schizophrenia The Guardian - UK · May 21, 2023
The Guardian - UK · May 13, 2023 London’s Liverpool Street station redevelopment: on the wrong track? A Herzog & de Meuron-designed £1.5bn proposal to redevelop the listed Victorian railway terminus seems ill-conceived, whichever way you look at it
Wallpaper · Apr 24, 2023 Art meets commerce: Molteni & C Salone del Mobile pavilion features murals by Roberto Ruspoli At Salone del Mobile 2023, Molteni & C presents a contemporary interpretation of the Roman Domus, featuring murals by Roberto Ruspoli: watch the video
The Guardian - UK · Apr 3, 2023 Ai Weiwei finds peace in Portugal: ‘I could throw away all my art and not feel much’ As he eases into farmhouse life, the artist is preparing for an epic design show that will feature 200,000 spouts from broken teapots and jugs. He talks about Chinese might, western jealousy – and his urge to spend
The Guardian - UK · Nov 23, 2022 Betjeman’s Liverpool Street campaign revived in face of new development Conservationists hope spirit of late poet laureate’s 1970s protest will protect the Victorian station from ‘serious harm’
Evening Standard · Oct 6, 2022 Battle over £1.5bn hotel and office plan for Liverpool Street station Sellar, the developer of the Shard, wants to build a 16-storey tower block on top of the historic mainline station
The Guardian - UK · May 29, 2022 The Royal College of Art’s new Battersea campus – forceful and distinctive Herzog & de Meuron’s ruggedly handsome new building, home to everything from ceramics to robotics, aims to connect with the wider locality while preserving the college’s creative spirit
The Guardian - UK · May 23, 2022 A slice of Silicon Valley – inside the RCA’s colossal new £135m building The Royal College of Art’s brutalist new building – by architects Herzog & de Meuron – reflects a shift from art school to science-tech powerhouse. But is a business-facing behemoth what its students really need?