Peter Zumthor
Swiss · 1943–
Pritzker Prize-winning architect who designs through atmosphere and material presence, creating buildings like Therme Vals that engage all the senses.
Wikipedia ↗“The real core of my work is the way materials interact with each other, how they meet and what happens in between.”
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“Quality architecture to me is when a building manages to move me.”
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“We perceive atmosphere through our emotional sensibility — a form of perception that works incredibly quickly.”
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“I work very hard to get the beauty of plain things.”
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