If a picture really does paint a thousand words; a dozen VitraHaus photos here saves us an awful lot of typing.
Below a few of our favourite images. And if you have any of your own photos that you would like to share with us, please email them to blog@smow.de Full credit will naturally be given for any photos used.
VitraHaus: The media await the start of the press conference
VitraHaus: Rolf Fehlbaum, Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron
VitraHaus: Rolf Fehlbaum in the media focus
Vitrahaus: As seen through a Living Tower from Verner Panton
VitraHaus: Spiral staircases are an important feature of the VitraHaus
Akari lamps in the VitraHaus
VitraHaus cloakroom: Obviously with Eames Hang it Alls
Maarten van Severen and Verner Panton in VitraHaus
Fourth floor of the VitraHaus by Herzog and de Meuron
Amoebe by Verner Panton in the VitraHaus
A House of Cards by Charles and Ray Eames in the VitraHaus
VitraHaus by Herzog and de Meuron: Organic forms
Vitrahaus: Vitrine
One of the last remaining Eames Mammoths has taken up residence in the VitraHaus
The lesser-spotted woolly Vegetal graze on the VitraHaus Cafe Terrace