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There was a time when I experienced architecture without thinking about it,

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Architecture has its own realm. It has a special physical relationship with life. I do not think of it primarily as either a message or symbol, but as an envelope and background for life which goes on in and around it, a sensitive container for the rhythm of footsteps on the floor, for the concentration of work, for the silence of sleep.

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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 of the patina of age on materials, of innumerable small scratches on surfaces, of varnish that has grown dull and brittle, and of edges polished by use.

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Architecture is exposed to life. If its body is sensitive enough, it can assume a quality that bears witness to past life.

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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.

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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 form, its history and its sensuous qualities.

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Peter Zumthor

Peter Zumthor

Born: April 26, 1943 (age 82)
Bio: Peter Zumthor is 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 Royal Gold Medal.
Known for:
  1. Therme Vals
  2. Kunsthaus Bregenz
  3. Bruder-Klaus-Feldkapelle

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