Pierre de Meuron

De Meuron was born in Basel, Switzerland. He attended grade school alongside Jacques Herzog, who would later become his long-term collaborator and business partner.

De Meuron pursued his architectural studies at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) before continuing his education at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich). In 1978, de Meuron, together with Herzog, co-founded the architectural practice Herzog & de Meuron.

The critic Luis Fernández-Galiano states that Herzog & de Meuron's work is known for combining formal restraint with attention to materials and urban context. According to the Financial Times, a central aspect of their design philosophy is uncovering and revealing the latent potential of existing structures and environments.

Early projects include the Ricola Storage Building in Laufen, Switzerland (1987), which emphasized materiality and texture, and the Dominus Winery in Napa Valley, California (1998), where they incorporated locally sourced stone-filled gabions as a key architectural element.

Their international prominence grew with the transformation of the Bankside Power Station into the Tate Modern in London (2000). Later commissions include the Allianz Arena in Munich (2005) and the Beijing National Stadium—commonly known as the "Bird's Nest"—designed for the 2008 Olympic Games.