Buildings and Projects by Peter Zumthor

Pritzker Prize-winning architect Peter Zumthor lives in a remote village in the Swiss mountains, but his quiet, carefully crafted projects have won world acclaim. Peter Zumthor writes:

"I believe that architecture today needs to reflect on the tasks and possibilities which are inherently its own. Architecture is not a vehicle or a symbol for things that do not belong to its essence. 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. I believe that the language of architecture is not a question of a specific style. Every building is built for a specific use in a specific place and for a specific society. My buildings try to answer the questions that emerge from these simple facts as precisely and critically as they can."
~Thinking Architecture by Peter Zumthor (compare prices)

Click on the pictures below to learn about some of Peter Zumthor's buildings.