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Bird's Nest - Herzog & de Meuron in China

Bird's Nest - Herzog & de Meuron in China

2008•1h 28m
Documentary

Schaub and Schindelm’s documentary follows two Swiss star architects, Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron, on two very different projects: the national stadium for the Olympic summer games in Peking 2008 and a city area in the provincial town of Jinhua, China.

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EN

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Pierre De Meuron

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Jacques Herzog

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