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Peter Zumthor Quotes

I grew up in a craftsman’s home, where things were done with our own hands. I did cabinetmaking for four years and I hated it Picture Quote #1

I think space, architectural space, is my thing. It’s not about facade, elevation, making image, making money. My passion is creating space Picture Quote #1

If you look at the Earth without architecture, its sometimes a little bit unpleasant. So there is this basic human need to do shelter in the broadest sense of the word, whether its a movie theater or a simple log cabin in the mountains. This is the core of architecture: To provide a space for human beings Picture Quote #1

Designing is a matter of concentration. You go deep into what you want to do. It’s about intensive research, really. The concentration is warm and intimate and like the fire inside the earth - intense but not distorted. You can go to a place, really feel it in your heart. It’s actually a beautiful feeling Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Every time I imagine a garden in an architectural setting, it turns into a magical place. I think of gardens I have seen, that I believe I have seen, that I long to see, surrounded by simple walls, columns, arcades or the facades of buildings - sheltered places of great intimacy where I want to stay for a long time Picture Quote #1

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The first 10 years of my professional life had only to do with running away from my father. He was a wonderful cabinet-maker, and me being the eldest son, I had to take over his shop, his profession and so on and so on. I tried to escape by going to art school and then going on to industrial design and then interior design Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

I work a little bit like a sculptor. When I start, my first idea for a building is with the material. I believe architecture is about that. It’s not about paper, it’s not about forms. It’s about space and material Picture Quote #1

If I look at history, it seems that most wars and most cruel things have been done by men and not by women Picture Quote #1

My buildings should have an emotional core - a space which, in itself, has an emotional nice feeling Picture Quote #1

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My first buildings, when I was about 30, were rejected for aesthetic reasons Picture Quote #1

Architecture is not about form Picture Quote #1

Small museums are great. Big museums are a drag Picture Quote #1

I am convinced that a good building must be capable of absorbing the traces of human life and taking on a specific richness... I think of the patina of age on materials, of innumerable small scratches on surfaces, of varnish that has grown dull and brittle, and of edges polished by use Picture Quote #1

In a society that celebrates the inessential, architecture can put up a resistance, counteract the waste of forms and meanings and speak its own language Picture Quote #1

If you’re lucky, and a building succeeds, the real product has many more dimensions than you can ever imagine. You have the sun, the light, the rain, the birds, the feel Picture Quote #1

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I’ve said goodbye to the overworked notion that architecture has to save the world Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

There is still a real need for good quality architecture, not paper architecture, but the real stuff Picture Quote #1

My relationship to plants becomes closer and closer. They make me quiet; I like to be in their company Picture Quote #1

When I concentrate on a specific site or place for which I am going to design a building, I try to plumb its depths, its form, its history and its sensuous qualities Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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My buildings should have an emotional core –a space which, in itself, has an emotional nice feeling Picture Quote #1

Architecture is exposed to life. If its body is sensitive enough, it can assume a quality that bears witness to past life Picture Quote #1

I need a close contact to the client, whoever it is, and a commitment of the client to go out and do a process together. I want to do the best for him. I need his respect and his patience. I want to work with a sophisticated person who’s interested in a good building and not in my name Picture Quote #1

I design for the use of a building and the place and for the people who use it... the reputation for arrogance comes because when work is offered to me, I look whether I can find a genuine interest in quality Picture Quote #1

The bottom line may be that my inventing buildings is, indeed, a very private kind of activity. But it’s done to be shared. It is comforting and consoling. From the reactions I get I can see I’m not doing something strange Picture Quote #1

When I start, my first idea for a building is with the material. I believe architecture is about that. It’s not about paper, it’s not about forms. It’s about space and material Picture Quote #1

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I grew up in a craftsman’s home, where things were done with our own hands. I did cabinetmaking for four years and I hated it. (Peter Zumthor Quotes) I think space, architectural space, is my thing. It’s not about facade, elevation, making image, making money. My passion is creating space (Peter Zumthor Quotes) If you look at the Earth without architecture, its sometimes a little bit unpleasant. So there is this basic human need to do shelter in the broadest sense of the word, whether its a movie theater or a simple log cabin in the mountains. This is the core of architecture: To provide a space for human beings (Peter Zumthor Quotes) Designing is a matter of concentration. You go deep into what you want to do. It’s about intensive research, really. The concentration is warm and intimate and like the fire inside the earth - intense but not distorted. You can go to a place, really feel it in your heart. It’s actually a beautiful feeling (Peter Zumthor Quotes) 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 (Peter Zumthor Quotes) Every time I imagine a garden in an architectural setting, it turns into a magical place. I think of gardens I have seen, that I believe I have seen, that I long to see, surrounded by simple walls, columns, arcades or the facades of buildings - sheltered places of great intimacy where I want to stay for a long time (Peter Zumthor Quotes) The first 10 years of my professional life had only to do with running away from my father. He was a wonderful cabinet-maker, and me being the eldest son, I had to take over his shop, his profession and so on and so on. I tried to escape by going to art school and then going on to industrial design and then interior design (Peter Zumthor Quotes) 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 (Peter Zumthor Quotes) 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 (Peter Zumthor Quotes) I work a little bit like a sculptor. When I start, my first idea for a building is with the material. I believe architecture is about that. It’s not about paper, it’s not about forms. It’s about space and material. (Peter Zumthor Quotes) If I look at history, it seems that most wars and most cruel things have been done by men and not by women. (Peter Zumthor Quotes) My buildings should have an emotional core - a space which, in itself, has an emotional nice feeling. (Peter Zumthor Quotes) My first buildings, when I was about 30, were rejected for aesthetic reasons (Peter Zumthor Quotes) Architecture is not about form (Peter Zumthor Quotes) Small museums are great. Big museums are a drag (Peter Zumthor Quotes) I am convinced that a good building must be capable of absorbing the traces of human life and taking on a specific richness... I think of the patina of age on materials, of innumerable small scratches on surfaces, of varnish that has grown dull and brittle, and of edges polished by use (Peter Zumthor Quotes) In a society that celebrates the inessential, architecture can put up a resistance, counteract the waste of forms and meanings and speak its own language (Peter Zumthor Quotes) If you’re lucky, and a building succeeds, the real product has many more dimensions than you can ever imagine. You have the sun, the light, the rain, the birds, the feel (Peter Zumthor Quotes) I’ve said goodbye to the overworked notion that architecture has to save the world (Peter Zumthor Quotes) 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 (Peter Zumthor Quotes) There is still a real need for good quality architecture, not paper architecture, but the real stuff (Peter Zumthor Quotes) My relationship to plants becomes closer and closer. They make me quiet; I like to be in their company (Peter Zumthor Quotes) When I concentrate on a specific site or place for which I am going to design a building, I try to plumb its depths, its form, its history and its sensuous qualities (Peter Zumthor Quotes) 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 (Peter Zumthor Quotes) My buildings should have an emotional core –a space which, in itself, has an emotional nice feeling (Peter Zumthor Quotes) Architecture is exposed to life. If its body is sensitive enough, it can assume a quality that bears witness to past life (Peter Zumthor Quotes) I need a close contact to the client, whoever it is, and a commitment of the client to go out and do a process together. I want to do the best for him. I need his respect and his patience. I want to work with a sophisticated person who’s interested in a good building and not in my name (Peter Zumthor Quotes) I design for the use of a building and the place and for the people who use it... the reputation for arrogance comes because when work is offered to me, I look whether I can find a genuine interest in quality (Peter Zumthor Quotes) The bottom line may be that my inventing buildings is, indeed, a very private kind of activity. But it’s done to be shared. It is comforting and consoling. From the reactions I get I can see I’m not doing something strange (Peter Zumthor Quotes) When I start, my first idea for a building is with the material. I believe architecture is about that. It’s not about paper, it’s not about forms. It’s about space and material (Peter Zumthor Quotes)

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