My first buildings, when I was about 30…– Peter Zumthor
My first buildings, when I was about 30, were rejected for aesthetic reasons.
My first buildings, when I was about 30, were rejected for aesthetic reasons.
I am convinced that a good building must be capable of absorbing the traces of human life and taking on a specific richness… I think
Every time I imagine a garden in an architectural setting, it turns into a magical place. I think of gardens I have seen, that I
If you look at the Earth without architecture, it’s sometimes a little bit unpleasant. So there is this basic human need to do shelter in
If, early on, you know how things are put together, then you can build. The architect is in charge of making – he is not
The first 10 years of my professional life had only to do with running away from my father. He was a wonderful cabinet-maker, and me
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.
Architecture is exposed to life. If its body is sensitive enough, it can assume a quality that bears witness to past life.
I design for the use of a building and the place and for the people who use it… the reputation for arrogance comes because when
When I concentrate on a specific site or place for which I am going to design a building, I try to plumb its depths, its
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