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Established in Basel in 1978, Herzog & de Meuron is a partnership led by Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron together with Senior Partners Christine Binswanger, Ascan Mergenthaler, Stefan Marbach, and Jason Frantzen. An international team of over 500 collaborators including the two Founders, five Senior Partners, ten Partners, and 50 Associates work on projects across Europe, the Americas and Asia. Our main office in Basel is supported by our studios in Germany in Berlin and Munich; in Hong Kong; in the UK in London; and in the USA in New York and San Francisco; and by our site offices in Copenhagen and Paris. The practice has designed a wide range of projects from the small scale of a private home to the large scale of urban design. Many projects are highly recognized public facilities, such as museums, stadiums, and hospitals, and they have completed distinguished private projects including offices, laboratories and apartment buildings. Awards received include the Pritzker Architecture Prize (USA) in 2001, the RIBA Royal Gold Medal (UK), the Praemium Imperiale (Japan), both in 2007, and the Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize (USA) in 2014.

Thermoplan AG was founded by Esther and Domenic Steiner in 1974. Originally dedicated to the development and production of milk foaming and cream whipping machines for the food service and catering industry, Thermoplan had its crucial breakthrough with the Black&White coffee machine in the mid-1990s. The result is an innovative, sophisticated fully automatic coffee machine, which is unique due to its modular construction. This principle ensures maximum service friendliness and combines ease of use with the highest product quality. The advantages of this construction, as well as the high reliability are well known far beyond the Swiss borders. As another innovative world premiere, Thermoplan developed in 2007 as the first company a revolutionary milk system which prepares beside hot milk foam for cappuccino and latte macchiato, cold milk foam at the touch of a button. This innovative system is leading till today and is used in all Thermoplan Black&White coffee machines. Thermoplan is a “Swiss-made” operation and is rooted in Central Switzerland. Representing an export share of over 97%, Thermoplan is delivering its high quality products in more than 80 countries. About 530 employees are employed at the headquarters in Weggis (CH) and subsidiaries in Germany and the United States.

Steiner AG is a leading real estate service provider with a focus on project development. Founded in 1915, it has its headquarters in Zurich and is represented by branches in Basel, Bern, Lucerne, Tolochenaz and Geneva. With a development portfolio worth more than CHF 6 billion, Steiner is one of Switzerland's largest real estate developers. Its portfolio comprises a wide range of residential, office, industrial and logistics projects plus proprietary product innovations such as the Werkarena, Manufakt and Steiner Student Hotel brands. In French-speaking Switzerland, Steiner Construction is the market leader in real estate construction working on the total (design-and-build) and general contractor principle. Steiner AG contributes its 100-plus years of experience to the two recently established business areas: Steiner Financial Initiatives for new investment solutions, and Steiner Digital for digital collaboration platforms serving properties' entire life cycles. Steiner provides all of its services from a single source by highly qualified and experienced specialists. Professional and comprehensive project and risk management is the key to implementing customer needs and ideas on schedule and within budget. In order to consistently meet the most exacting requirements, the Steiner Group actively invests in training and development of junior staff and encourages know-how transfer and dialog with research and scientific bodies and public authorities. Highly qualified and motivated employees are the key to success for the Steiner Group. We nurture a culture of exchange and dialogue, and we challenge and support our employees. We can take the lead together – for our employees and our customers.