
swiss pavilion to unfold as a cluster of spheres engulfed by plants at expo 2025 osaka
the pneumatic shell is made of ETFE, which functions as a hollow chamber supported by a steel structure.
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manuel herz architects is an office for architecture and urban planning, based in basel, switzerland and cologne, germany. among its recently constructed buildings is the jewish community center of mainz, the mixed-use building ‘legal / illegal’ in cologne, and a museum extension (with eyal weizman and rafi segal) in ashdod, israel. current projects include housing projects in cologne, zürich and lyon.

the pneumatic shell is made of ETFE, which functions as a hollow chamber supported by a steel structure.


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