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Swiss architects Herzog and de Meuron have visited their museum construction site in Hong Kong's Victoria harbour for the first time. The 60,000-square-metre museum dedicated to art, design, architecture and film is scheduled for completion in 2018. (SRF/swissinfo.ch)

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Herzog & de Meuron revisit the Tate Modern

This content was published on In 2000, the Herzog & de MeuronExternal link architecture firm converted the former Bankside Power Station in London into what is now known as the Tate ModernExternal link museum. With 4.7 million visitors in 2015 it’s one of the most visited contemporary art museums in the world. In June 2016, the extension was opened by…

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