Peter Zumthor Works

he really deserves it…. great work

Sometimes true genius prevails, not often, but sometimes.

By far the best Architect working today. Zumthor is making sure we don’t forget what architecture is all about.

por fin.
honor a quien honor merece
mas vale tarde que nunca

Aunque sea uno de mis top arquitectos, y eh tenido la oportunidad de visitar las termas y me encantaron. la verdad pienso que hay gente que se lo merece mas y siento que es un premio dado por la crisis y la manera de trabajo artesanico de zumthor sobre sus obras que representan lo contrario del estilo de vida (hablando de produccion) moderno…quiero decir, es un mensaje a la comunidad, que trabaja sin un proceso masivo de arquitectura, como los pop arquitectos de ahorita, pero creo que no es culpa cuando tienes 250 o 2000 arquitectos a tu disposicion no es para que saques 1 trabajo por aÑo…bueno…que padre que se lo dan a una persona con esa vision, ojala asi se trabajara….como en 1800…en fin…la verdad esperaba que se lo dieran a toyo ito, uno de los arquitectos que encabezan el nuevo estilo, arriesgandose en la forma …pero ya les tocara.

This post lacks some pictures of the Kunsthaus in Bregenz. Follow the link for a small gallery.

wtf ? “master, genius, legend, most deserved” ? this gives definition to the phrase: ‘being dropped on your head at birth’. this guys work is cold, most unheart-warming, and at is lacking of talent at the most basic level.

Katanaman I can assure that I was not dropped on my head at birth. I have written extensively on the work of Zumthor this last year prior to the Pritzker Prize or any other award. It on this basis that I have to disagree with you. I shall use Zumthor’s chapel at Sogn Benedegt as an example. This is a single room provided to a hamlet community for the purpose of worship. Within this one room volume he has invested such quality of materials, construction, and atmosphere. I can assure that when sat in this building it does not lack heart and it reveals Zumthor to be the talent he is.

When I heard Zumthor talk recently at the RIBA I can understand why his buildings are so successful. He places heart and soul into the design process. Long after many have given up and headed for CAD and 3D to design their building Zumthor remains ardent in the pursuance of the perfect sketch to represent the perfect final result. Only when he has this does technology take over. I can see in his sketches that he does not lack talent at the most basic level.

Perhaps you could qualify your comment so that I may understand your perspective?