2024-12-22T01:56:20-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150427871/herzog-de-meuron-s-forum-uzh-design-moves-forward-in-zurich Josh Niland 2024-05-16T18:36:00-04:00 >2024-05-17T13:44:16-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/2d/2d4df79bcc9300d3f671dcd00dbe82ae.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/577/herzog-de-meuron" target="_blank">Herzog &amp; de Meuron</a> is advancing on the construction of its new <a href="https://archinect.com/news/bustler/7052/herzog-de-meuron-to-design-new-city-campus-building-for-university-of-zurich" target="_blank">FORUM UZH</a> design at the <a href="https://archinect.com/schools/cover/150116869/university-of-zurich" target="_blank">University of Zurich</a> following a permit issuance for the project whose bid was born out of a 2018 international competition.&nbsp;</p> <p>Preparatory site work will begin in August for the new building, which replaces former gymnasium structures with a facility for research and education at a capacity of 6,000 people. Included in its program are over 700 individual workspaces, a central library, seminar rooms, and sports halls.&nbsp;</p> <p>This is their first design for the university. The firm also recently broke ground on another academic building project, the new <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150426519/herzog-de-meuron-breaks-ground-on-new-4-3-billion-ucsf-health-helen-diller-hospital-project-in-san-francisco" target="_blank">UCSF Health Helen Diller Hospital</a> at the University of San Francisco, a 15-story hybrid healthcare facility and academic medical complex that is expected to be completed in 2030.&nbsp;</p> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C7AlpRHoscI/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank"> View this post on Instagram </a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C7AlpRHoscI/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by Herzog &amp; de Meuron (@herzogdemeuron)</a><br>