Peter Zumthor
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| Peter Zumthor | |
| Born | April 26, 1943; Basel, Switzerland |
| Education | Kunstgewerbeschule, Basel, Switzerland; Pratt Institute, New York, New York, USA |
| Firms | Architekturbüro Peter Zumthor, Haldenstein, Switzerland |
| Notes | 2009 Pritzker Prize |
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[edit] Projects
- Elementary school Churwalden, Churwalden, Switzerland, 1983
- House Räth, Haldenstein, Switzerland, 1983
- Protective Housing for Roman Excavations, Chur, Switzerland, 1986
- Atelier Zumthor, Haldenstein, Switzerland, 1986
- Saint Benedict Chapel, Sumvitg, Switzerland, 1989
- Art Museum Chur, Switzerland, 1990
- Homes for Senior Citizens, Chur, Masans, Switzerland, 1993.
- Truog House, Versam, Switzerland, 1994
- Spittelhof Estate, Biel-Benken, Switzerland, 1996.
- Unbuilt competition entry for Herz Jesu Church, Munich, Germany, 1996.
- Therme Vals, Vals, Switzerland, 1996
- Kunsthaus Bregenz Museum and Administration Buildings, Bregenz, Austria, 1997.
- Topography of Terror, International Exhibition and Documentation Centre, Berlin, Germany, 1997 partly built, abandoned, demolished in 2004,
- Swiss Sound Box, Hanover, Germany, 2000.
- Villa in Küsnacht am Zürichsee Küsnacht, Switzerland, 1997
- Lichtforum Zumtobel Staff, Zürich, Switzerland, 1997
- Kolumba Art Museum, Cologne, Germany, 1997-2000
- Cloud Rock Wilderness Lodge Moab, 1999
- Luzi House, Jenaz, Switzerland, 2002.
- Bruder Klaus Field Chapel, Mechernich, Germany, 2007
[edit] Books
- Thinking Architecture by Peter Zumthor, Maureen Oberli-Turner, Catherine Schelbert. Edition: 2. Birkhäuser, 2006. ISBN 3764374977, 9783764374976.
- Peter Zumthor Works: buildings and projects 1979-1997. by Peter Zumthor, Hélène Binet. Lars Müller, 1998. ISBN 3907044584, 9783907044582. 318 pages
[edit] Discussion
[edit] Details
- Recipient, Pritzker Architecture Prize, 2009.
- Recipient of the Japan Art Association's Praemium Imperiale, 2008
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[edit] References
- "Who is Peter Zumthor?", by Michael J. Crosbie, ArchitectureWeek No. 441, 2009.0826. p N1.1.
- "Kolumba Art Museum", by Debra Moffitt, ArchitectureWeek, 2009.0107, No. 410. p D1.1.
- Zumthor goes to the essence of things. Royal Academy of the Arts.
- Peter Zumthor. Calimero. 2001.
[edit] External Links
- Gallery of Projects
- Pritzker Prize Goes to Peter Zumthor - New York Times, 2009.0412
- Vals Thermal Baths photo gallery
