Herzog & de Meuron: From Iconic Stadiums to Subtle Masterpieces

[@JanneWolterbeek]

What an amazing video, so much work must’ve gone into it. I’ve been watching intensely from beginning to end. Now discovered your other great architecture videos, binge-watching now, and yes, I subscribed! This channel deserves way more attention!

[@fzarchitecture]

Welcome aboard! Thank you for your comment!

[@downtowntempo333]

great video! so informative

[@fzarchitecture]

Thank you so much! I’m thrilled you found the video informative. Herzog & de Meuron’s work is truly fascinating, and it’s a pleasure to share their architectural brilliance. I appreciate your support!

[@anastojanovic2552]

Excellent video

[@fzarchitecture]

Thank you so much! I’m thrilled you enjoyed the video. Herzog & de Meuron’s work is truly fascinating, and it’s a pleasure to share their architectural brilliance. Your support means a lot!

[@channancha]

this is great video with so much of research. Thank you

[@fzarchitecture]

Thank you so much for your kind words! I really appreciate your support and am thrilled you found value in the video.

[@AimeneZemmour]

the work you are doing is fantastic

[@fzarchitecture]

Thank you! I really appreciate you comment.

[@kitika7889]

Wonderful subject! Thank you for that colossal work 🙏🏾

[@fzarchitecture]

Thank you so much for your kind words! I really appreciate the support and encouragement!

[@johannesbongers]

Compliments, great video!

[@fzarchitecture]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@anastojanovic2552]

Small correction: Museum in NY is on the Long Island, not upstate NY. It is in Watermill and it is amazing building.

[@fzarchitecture]

Thank you for pointing that out! You’re absolutely correct-the museum is located in Watermill on Long Island, not upstate New York. I really appreciate the clarification, and I couldn’t agree more-it’s an amazing building! Thanks for watching and contributing to the discussion.

[@paolobalza8626]

Amazing video about one of the best architectural studio in the world. Congratulations and thank you so much for your work. (what about Museum der Kulturen in Basel ?)

[@fzarchitecture]

Thank you so much for your kind words and for watching the video! I’m thrilled you enjoyed it. The Museum der Kulturen in Basel is a fantastic suggestion-it’s such an inspiring project and would be a great topic to explore in a future video. Stay tuned, and thank you again for your support and thoughtful suggestion! 😊

[@HiddeHuisinga]

honestly, this is what my uni course should've been teaching

[@fzarchitecture]

Thank you, for that reason I am doing it, because I am seeing how bad is teaching today in compare when I was student. Thank you for watching!

[@EyeByBrian]

I’ve been quite captivated by their 56 Leonard Street NYC project (2017). Sure, it’s a yet another tower for the wealthy but given the constraints of the brief, the site, etc-and, let’s face it, the overwhelming banality of most examples of its kind-56 Leonard is a delight.

[@fzarchitecture]

Thank you for sharing your thoughts! It’s great to hear that you appreciate the uniqueness of 56 Leonard amidst all the cookie-cutter towers out there.

[@Haselius00]

Comment #1: Regarding the Walker Art Center, the Herzog & de Meuron addition is rather underwhelming. It does not have the rigor or logic of the original Edward Larrabee Barnes portion of the complex. The addition seems contrived and merely decorative. The Barnes-designed galleries have a clear architectural narrative. The "wrinkled skin" of the de Meuron addition is not innovative. That said, It's interesting you mention the "erotic" and "surreal" quality of the details. But in reality, it's nothing special when you arrive at the museum after a dinner in the neighborhood, unless you hold this idea of architectural eroticism foremost in your mind. Which, ahem, is kind of weird. And for me, at least, this criticism extends to other Herzog & de Meuron projects. They have an intellectual appeal. But I'm not convinced I want to live with them every day. Comment #2: (Minor complaint LOL ) Minneapolis is hardly "isolated" with the city having an international business presence with 16 Fortune 500 company headquarters. Only 5 other American cities have the same or more corporate links to the world. Minneapolis is the 2nd largest business center of the American Midwest after Chicago.

[@fzarchitecture]

Response to Comment #1: Thank you for sharing such a thoughtful critique. You raise some excellent points about the Walker Art Center addition and Herzog & de Meuron’s design philosophy. The contrast between the Barnes-designed galleries and the addition does indeed spark debate-while some find the “wrinkled skin” captivating, others, like yourself, view it as lacking the rigor and logic of the original structure. The concept of “architectural eroticism” can certainly be subjective, and I appreciate you bringing a nuanced perspective to the discussion. It’s always enriching to hear how architecture resonates differently with individuals-thank you for your detailed analysis! Response to Comment #2: Thank you for the clarification! You’re absolutely right-Minneapolis is far from isolated, with its significant international business presence and robust corporate connections. I appreciate you pointing this out, as it adds important context to the discussion. It’s great to see viewers engage with the details-thank you for sharing your insight!

[@Haselius00]

@@fzarchitectureThanks for your response! I just want to clarify that I really do appreciate your video. It is thoughtful, interesting and very nicely done. My comment is restricted to my own experience with the Walker Art Center and Herzog & de Meuron’s design. And I might be a little harsh. :) But it's only because the Walker has had a rather stellar reputation as a modern art museum, and I'm just not sure the Herzog & de Meuron addition lives up to that. But hey, it's only my opinion. I like some aspects of the addition. But in the end, it's kind of an "OK" with me. Not great, not bad, but it could have been so much more. And that's merely where my mild disappointment sits. I have to contrast the Walker addition with the brilliant Jean Nouvel design for the Tyrone Guthrie Theater in the same city. Nouvel grabbed the historic industrial aesthetic of the Minneapolis riverfront and ran with an entirely new interpretation that culminates with a structural tour de force in the 54-meter long, 2-story cantilever. The Walker needed the same bold treatment.

[@atoms-to-atoms]

Peter E is jealous

[@fzarchitecture]

Thank for watching.