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.

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“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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