Swiss Designers of Spas, Tate Modern Follow Le Corbusier

By Carolyn Bandel - Tue Mar 27 10:01:44 GMT 2012

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Jacques Herzog and Pierre De Meuron created the Birds Nest for the Beijing Olympics.

Jacques Herzog and Pierre De Meuron created the Birds Nest for the Beijing Olympics. Photographer: Natalie Behring/Bloomberg

March 27 (Source: Bloomberg) -- Swiss architect Peter Maerkli discusses his approach to construction and the challenges specific to building in Switzerland. He spoke Feb. 8 with Bloomberg's Carolyn Bandel in Zurich. (This report is in Swiss German. Source: Bloomberg)

Tate Press Office via Bloomberg

The Swiss have proven that architectural prowess needs no translation, with Jacques Herzog and Pierre De Meuron creating the Birds Nest for the Beijing Olympics and converting a London power plant into the Tate Modern Museum, seen here.

The Swiss have proven that architectural prowess needs no translation, with Jacques Herzog and Pierre De Meuron creating the Birds Nest for the Beijing Olympics and converting a London power plant into the Tate Modern Museum, seen here. Source: Tate Press Office via Bloomberg

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