Mike Pullin

Herzog and De Meuron is a Swiss firm started in 1978. They have completed buildings that include small residential homes all the way to internationally recognized unique structures. Seen in this photo is the iconic ‘Bird’s Nest’ National Stadium in China that hosted the 2008 Olympic Games. The unique design has fascinating features both inside and out that make this such a cool building. Much of the inspiration that went into it was from nature. While originally designed to have a roof, that was eventually abandoned and the finished design is recognized all over the world.