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Peter Zumthor: Buildings and Projects 1986/2007
"Peter Zumthor’s buildings have nothing triumphalistic about them. They seem to be free of the gestures of repressed arrogance, of the grandiosity of contemporary prestigious architecture, free from the urge to have to attract widespread attention in public space. Not that they timidly avoid anything that inspires awe. Not at all. And they are definitely not lacking in personal style and individuality."
Hans-Joachim Müller
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and, pictures from KUNSTHAUS BREGENZ 1, 2
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One of the best descriptions of his work and walls role in architecture more generally that i have read recently,
"With Peter Zumthor one finds oneself in spaces that really do want to be interior spaces, that signal where the world ends, that do not use large glazed facades to pretend that inside and outside are one except for the temperature difference. These walls are much more than just the walls of a building, they have their own hermetic quality for which there is no comparison in contemporary architecture. But they are hermetic not in the sense associated with captivity, they do not arouse the instinct to flee. It is a hermetic quality that makes one feel at home and safe."
um, book?
i saw this exhibition when it was at the KUB last year, just awesome! especially when housed in his own museum. the films were also good, but of course you need a bit of time to watch them all.
Holz as in publish a book of this?
no i was wondering if there was an associated book, there usually is with an exhibit like this...
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