Bird's Nest: Herzog & De Meuron in China (China/Switzerland, 2008) July 28, 2008

'Bird's Nest: Herzog & de Meuron in China' follows two premier Swiss architects on two very different projects: the national stadium for the Olympic summer games in Beijing 2008 and an entire district in the provincial town of Jinhua, a city with three million inhabitants. Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron are literally building bridges between two cultures, two architectural traditions, and two political systems. In the past year, more buildings have been constructed in China than in the whole of Europe. These works must not simply enhance China's international debut, however. They must serve the everyday needs of the Chinese population for years to come.