Peter Zumthor Quotes
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I think space, architectural space, is my thing. It's not about facade, elevation, making image, making money. My passion is creating space.
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Architecture to me is whole. I cannot say I only care about this 25% and the other 75% I let go... it's just I want to work the way I want to work. In my shop, you can order certain things and other things you cannot. They are not available.
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What I try to do is the art of building, and the art of building is the art of construction; it is not only about forms and shapes and images.
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I think the chance of finding beauty is higher if you don't work on it directly. Beauty in architecture is driven by practicality. This is what you learn from studying the old townscapes of the Swiss farmers.
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If, early on, you know how things are put together, then you can build. The architect is in charge of making - he is not an artist.
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I'm not mainly interested in what buildings mean as symbols or vehicles for ideas.
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Normally, architects render a service. They implement what other people want. This is not what I do. I like to develop the use of the building together with the client, in a process, so that as we go along we become more intelligent.
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You feel a certain way in a glass or concrete or limestone building. It has an effect on your skin - the same with plywood or veneer, or solid timber. Wood doesn't steal energy from your body the way glass and concrete steal heat. When it's hot, a wood house feels cooler than a concrete one, and when it's cold, the other way around.