Quotes by : Peter Zumthor

I think space, architectural space, is my thing. It's not about facade, elevation, making image, making....

I would describe the distinction between city and landscape like this: cities tend to excite and agitate....

Every time I imagine a garden in an architectural setting, it turns into a magical place. I think of....

I work a little bit like a sculptor. When I start, my first idea for a building is with the material.....

If you look at the Earth without architecture, it's sometimes a little bit unpleasant. So there is this....

Designing is a matter of concentration. You go deep into what you want to do. It's about intensive research,....

When I concentrate on a specific site or place for which I am going to design a building, I try to plumb....

Architecture to me is whole. I cannot say I only care about this 25% and the other 75% I let go... it's....

I design for the use of a building and the place and for the people who use it... the reputation for....

My buildings should have an emotional core - a space which, in itself, has an emotional nice feeling.....