Peter Zumthor
Peter Zumthor
Peter Zumthoris a Swiss architect whose work is frequently described as uncompromising and minimalist. Though managing a relatively small firm, he is the winner of the 2009 Pritzker Prize and 2013 RIBA Royal Gold Medal...
NationalitySwiss
ProfessionArchitect
Date of Birth26 April 1943
CountrySwitzerland
Peter Zumthor quotes about
architecture form
Architecture is not about form
nice emotional should-have
My buildings should have an emotional core –a space which, in itself, has an emotional nice feeling.
waste resistance architecture
In a society that celebrates the inessential, architecture can put up a resistance, counteract the waste of forms and meanings and speak its own language.
museums bigs drag
Small museums are great. Big museums are a drag.
architecture
Architecture has its place in the concrete world. This is where it exists. This is where it makes its statement.