"This monograph introduces the two Swiss architects, Herzog & de Meuron, to America with texts by Steven Holl, Hans Kollhoff, Rem Koolhaas, Eduardo Souto de Moura and Theodora Vischer, and nine color photographs by Thomas Ruff produced specifically for this project. Contains numerous black-and-white reproductions of buildings, drawings and plans, as well as several duotones." -- publisher's statement.