Prof. em. Pierre de Meuron

Pierre de Meuron was a Full Professor of Architecture, employed 50%, at ETH Zurich, from October 1, 1999 until July 31, 2018.

Born in Basel in 1950, earned a degree in architecture from ETH Zurich in 1975 and subsequently worked as a teaching assistant to Prof. Dolf Schnebli at ETH Zurich. Formed a partnership with Jacques Herzog in 1978. Served as a visiting professor at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1989 and since 1994.

Together with Roger Diener, Jacques Herzog and Marcel Meili, Pierre de Meuron heads "Studio Basle" an external experimental laboratory, developed to test new forms and methods of teaching. The project "Switzerland - a portrait" combines methodical wide-ranging urban development analyses with questions of the conceptional development of large, open spaces.