Peter Zumthor 1985 - 2013. Buildings and Projects ---------- [ English Text ]

Durisch ( Thomas ) [ Peter Zumthor ]

ISBN 10: 3858817236 / ISBN 13: 9783858817235

Published by Scheidegger & Spiess, 2014

About this Item

Zürich 2014. 5 Volumes/5. -- Hardback in slipcase ( 30 x 24 cm ). ------ 856 pages, 278 color and 142 b/w photographs, 341 color and b/w sketches, drawings and plans************************* " The world-famous architect's long-awaited monograph with texts, sketches, and drawings by Peter Zumthor himself, new photographs, and a complete list of works.************************* Ref 413.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Peter Zumthor 1985 - 2013. Buildings and Projects ---------- [ English Text ]
• Publisher: Scheidegger & Spiess
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3858817236
• ISBN 13: 9783858817235
• Binding: Couverture rigide
• Edition: Edition originale
• Condition: Neuf
• Seller catalogs:
  • ARCHITECTURE , JARDINS , URBANISME & DESIGN

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Synopsis

Unquestionably one of the most influential and revered contemporary architects, Peter Zumthor has approached his work with a singular clarity of vision and a strong sense of his own philosophy, both of which have earned him the admiration of his peers and the world at large. Choosing to only take on a few projects at a time and keep his studio small, Zumthor has produced a comparatively few number of realized buildings, but they rank among the world’s most stunning: St. Benedict’s Chapel in Sumvitg, Switzerland; Therme Vals in Vals, Switzerland; Kunsthaus Bregenz in Bregenz, Austria; and the Kolumba Art Museum in Cologne, Germany number among his most famous buildings. This collection, however, explores his entire body of award-winning work from 1986 to 2012 in five volumes, including his lesser-known but nonetheless critically acclaimed works such as the Field Chapel for Brother Klaus near Mechernich, Germany, and the Steilneset. Memorial for the Victims of the Witch Trials in Vardø, Norway.
Peter Zumthor presents around forty of his projects, both realized and unrealized, through Zumthor’s own writing, and with photographs, sketches, drawings, and plans. A complete catalog of his works starting in 1979 rounds out the book. Richly illustrated and beautifully designed, this book serves as both an introduction to Zumthor’s work and philosophy for the layperson and a required addition to any architect’s library.

 

About the Authors

Thomas Durisch is a founding principal with Zurich-based firm Azzola Durich Architects. He worked at Peter Zumthor's Atelier 1990–94 and was the curator of the 2008 exhibition Peter Zumthor—Buildings and Projects 1986–2007 at Kunshaus Bregenz.

Peter Zumthor works with his Atelier of around thirty people in the alpine setting of Haldenstein, Switzerland, producing architectural originals like Kunsthaus Bregenz, Therme Vals, Museum Kolumba Köln, the Steilneset Memorial in Vardø, and currently the new building for the Los Angeles Museum of Art (LACMA).