Years of questioning and experimenting eventually led to the development of his own distinctive voice. Mayer H.’s buildings have brought unique identities to many places around the globe particularly through his use of data protection patterns that triggered the creation of architecture unlike anything seen before. On my recent visit to his studio in West Berlin we discussed the architect’s identity. When I confronted Mayer H. about what he thinks about his signature style at the times when it is no longer celebrated by the media he said “This started as my voice and by now it is the contribution of an entire team. There is no intention or strategy just our own capacity to work with the medium of architecture.”

都市阳伞｜Metropol Parasol / Jürgen Mayer. Image Nikkol Rot for Holcim