Abstract
The article is devoted to the early period of architectural oeuvre of Swiss architects. It was at this time that Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron developed their own approach to design, which becomes the object of study in this work. The article describes the origins of the conceptual thinking of architects, establishes the role of the urban, educational and cultural environment in the formation of architectural ideas and professional tools. Particular attention is paid to the specifics of the concepts in the architectural projects of Herzog and de Meuron, individual methods and techniques that architects used in the design of small objects, the reduction of plastic language, the invention of the envelope and material texture. Eleven examples are considered, which are today recognized monuments of contemporary architecture, in which the unique contribution of architects to the development of discipline and profession was most clearly manifested.
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