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The Royal Academy of Arts presents an exhibition of the critically acclaimed Swiss architectural practice Herzog & de Meuron (H&dM), the first in London for almost twenty years. Founded in Basel in 1978 by Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron, the practice has shaped cities across the world by reimagining the nature of architecture. This exhibition, curated in close collaboration with the architects, provides visitors with an insight into the thinking and approaches applied to their projects. With a range of working methods, materials and technologies displayed, it is an opportunity to experience H&dM’s architecture and its surrounding contexts.

Notable recent and current projects include museums, hospitals, stadiums, and private and public buildings including Tate Modern, London (2000 and 2016), Laban Dance Centre, London (2003), the National Stadium Beijing (Bird’s Nest) (2008), Elbphilharmonie Hamburg (2016), REHAB Basel (2002 and 2020), M+, Hong Kong (2021), the Royal College of Art, London (2022) and Universitäts-Kinderspital Zurich (to be completed in 2024).

The exhibition is arranged in a sequence of three spaces that together explore the ideas and processes in the making and experience of architecture. The first room brings a part of H&dM’s Kabinett, an open storage and research space, from Basel to London. Tall timber shelves show around 400 objects including a range of models, materials, prints, photographs, film clips and AR experiences, representing a diverse, yet specific, range of projects. Alongside these Kabinett vitrines are nine large photographic works illustrating H&dM’s interest in the perception of architecture and their long-standing collaborations with artists: six works by artist Thomas Ruff and three works by German photographer Andreas Gursky. Via augmented reality (AR), visitors can delve further into projects which are brought to life in the exhibition through digital 3D models and animation.

The second room is a film space. A large central screen shows an edit of a new film by renowned filmmakers Beka & Lemoine, featuring daily life at H&dM’s project REHAB Clinic for Neurorehabilitation and Paraplegiology in Basel, Switzerland. On the other side of the screen is a film installation based on observations of people occupying and exploring H&dM projects.

The final room is dedicated to healing architecture and focuses on a single project which is currently under construction, the Universitats- Kinderspital Zurich, Switzerland. The project won an international competition in 2012, which called for a new facility with pioneering hospital architecture. The display gives visitors an insight into the work process and the questions H&dM asks itself when approaching the design of a healing space. The room includes a 1:1 interior mock-up of a section of a hospital patient room, illustrating H&dM’s humanising of hospital rooms and designs. Visitors can explore the room at full scale using AR.