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If you look at the Earth without architecture, it's sometimes a little bit unpleasant. So there is this basic human need to do shelter in the broadest sense of the word, whether it's a movie theater or a simple log cabin in the mountains. This is the core of architecture: To provide a space for human beings.


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Author Bio


  • NamePeter Zumthor
  • DescriptionSwiss architect
  • AliasesP?t? Zunto
  • BornApril 26, 1943
  • CountrySwitzerland
  • ProfessionArchitect
  • Works
  • AwardsPritzker Architecture Prize; Rome Prize; European Union Prize For Contemporary Architecture; Royal Gold Medal; ; Praemium Imperiale