Walker Art Center expansion © Herzog & de Meuron, November 2003

Education ARCHITECTS SHAPE THE NEW MINNEAPOLIS: JACQUES HERZOG SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2004, 7 PM, $15 ($10 WALKER MEMBERS) HISTORIC PANTAGES THEATRE, 710 HENNEPIN AVENUE, MINNEAPOLIS TICKETS MAY BE PURCHASED IN ADVANCE FROM THE STATE THEATRE BOX OFFICE (805 HENNEPIN AVENUE) OR ON THE DAY OF THE EVENT AT PANTAGES OR THROUGH TICKETMASTER: 651.989.5151 OR WWW.TICKETMASTER.COM.

Pritzker Prize-winning architect Jacques Herzog, principal of the Swiss firm Herzog & de Meuron, will discuss the Walker's expansion and other work. The firm's design for the Tate Modern in London propelled it into the international limelight. Since that time, Herzog & de Meuron has produced several highly acclaimed designs, including Prada's "epicenter" store in Tokyo, the Laban Dance Centre in London, which won the 2003 Stirling Prize for architecture, and the main national stadium for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing. Herzog will be interviewed by Jeffrey Kipnis, professor in the Austin E. Knowlton School of Architecture at Ohio State University, as part of this ongoing series of conversations with international architects working with local institutions on new projects.




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