Peter Zumthor

“I can only do so much” to protect the environment, says Peter Zumthor

October 29, 2018 Amy Frearson 0

Architects may be limited in their power to prevent climate change, says Peter Zumthor, but they can help by designing buildings to last for centuries rather than decades. Zumthor spoke to Dezeen on a tour of his recently completed Secular Retreat villa – a concrete and glass holiday home in Devon, England. The tour took place shortly

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Peter Zumthor completes Devon countryside villa “in the tradition of Andrea Palladio”

October 29, 2018 Amy Frearson 0

Swiss architect Peter Zumthor has completed his Secular Retreat – a Living Architecture holiday home designed to celebrate the landscape like the villas of his hero, Andrea Palladio. The house, which has been more than 10 years in the making, is Zumthor’s first permanent building in the UK. It is located on a hilltop in

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peter zumthor puts a ‘workshop’ of models on display at the venice architecture biennale

May 28, 2018 philip stevens I designboom 0

projects on view include a restaurant in switzerland replicated using wax, and a desert hotel in chile recreated using cardboard and sand.

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Peter Zumthor releases latest LACMA renderings after $150 million funding boost

November 1, 2017 Dan Howarth 0

Swiss architect Peter Zumthor has produced an updated image set for his expansion of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, which recently received a major financial donation. Zumthor’s latest LACMA renderings include an image of the full building snaking over Wilshire Boulevard and touching down at eight points either side of the busy highway.

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peter zumthor reveals new images of LACMA’s ‘david geffen galleries’

October 30, 2017 philip stevens I designboom 0

geffen has pledged $150 million USD toward the museum’s new galleries – the largest single cash gift from an individual in the museum’s history.

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peter zumthor reveals new images of LACMA’s ‘david geffen galleries’

October 30, 2017 philip stevens I designboom 0

geffen has pledged $150 million USD toward the museum’s new galleries – the largest single cash gift from an individual in the museum’s history.

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peter zumthor’s kolumba museum in cologne photographed by rasmus hjortshøj

July 26, 2017 philip stevens I designboom 0

the institution features a perforated grey brick façade that embraces and unites the historic architectural elements of the site.

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I’m trying to change my mysterious reputation, says Peter Zumthor

May 12, 2017 Jessica Mairs 0

Swiss architect Peter Zumthor has attracted a cult following over his five-decade career, but kept a famously low profile in the media. He spoke to Dezeen about trying to dispel his mysterious reputation by taking cues from media-shy tennis star Roger Federer. Zumthor, 74, works with a small team of around 30 based in Haldenstein, a mountain village

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Therme Vals spa has been “destroyed” says Peter Zumthor

May 11, 2017 Jessica Mairs 0

Swiss architect Peter Zumthor claims his renowned thermal baths in Vals have been ruined by a “dubious” developer. The Pritzker Prize-winning architect lived alongside the Therme Vals spa and hotel in the mountain hamlet of Leis in Vals for almost two decades, during which he lost a battle with property developer Remo Stoffel to buy the complex. The commune voted to sell

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Peter Zumthor unveils extension plans for Renzo Piano’s Fondation Beyeler in Basel

May 5, 2017 Jessica Mairs 0

Swiss architect Peter Zumthor has revealed designs for a trio of new buildings at the Renzo Piano-designed Fondation Beyeler art gallery in Riehen, Basel. At a press conference held at the foundation yesterday, Zumthor presented maquettes and plans for a new gallery in addition to administrative and events spaces, which will be arranged around mature trees in a previously

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