A Trip for the Works of Epidermis Artists

Abstract:

Herzog and de Meuron were 2001 Pulitzer prize winners. Their buildings are famous because of the unique and amazing epidermis. In their representative works, there are two major ways to create and form epidermis. The first one is learning from the surrounding context and environment, and the second is thinking about the features of architectures. This paper, through the investigation of six of their major works: Dominus Winery in California of the US(1998), De Young Museum in San Francisco (2004), the library of Brandenburg Industrial University in Germany, the Tokyo Prada flagship store in Japan, Munich Allianz Stadium in Germany, and Laban Centre for Contemporary Dance in London, summarizes the main methods of H&dM.Architecture surface processing is becoming more and more concerned by the construction industry and the viewers. H&dMs methods of design provide our use for reference. Let us look forward to their next new work.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 357-360)
• Pages: 384-387
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.357-360.384
• Online since: August 2013
• Authors: Fan Jia, Ren Xiang Wang, Xiao Hong Bai
• Keywords: Context, Environment, Epidermis, Herzog and De Meuron

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