Peter Zumthor

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Swiss architect architect human

Peter Zumthor is a renowned Swiss architect celebrated for his minimalist, sensory-rich designs and recipient of the Pritzker Architecture Prize.

Aliases (1)

Peter Zumthor (early design, not realized) ×1

Statements (64)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Swiss architect → architect → human →
AllmannajuvetZincMineMuseumCountry	Norway →
AllmannajuvetZincMineMuseumLocation	Sauda →
awardReceived	Praemium Imperiale → Pritzker Architecture Prize → RIBA Royal Gold Medal →
basedIn	Haldenstein →
birthCountry	Switzerland →
birthDate	1943-04-26 →
birthPlace	Basel NERFINISHED →
BruderKlausFieldChapelCountry	Germany →
BruderKlausFieldChapelLocation	Mechernich →
countryOfResidence	Switzerland →
designed	Allmannajuvet Zinc Mine Museum → Bruder Klaus Field Chapel → Kolumba Museum → Kunsthaus Bregenz → Saint Benedict Chapel → Therme Vals →
earlyTraining	carpentry and cabinetmaking →
educatedAt	Kunstgewerbeschule Basel → Pratt Institute →
field	architecture →
hasDesignPhilosophy	attention to sensory experience → context-sensitive design → emphasis on atmosphere → focus on materiality →
hasWritten	Atmospheres → Thinking Architecture →
influencedBy	modernist architecture → vernacular building traditions →
knownFor	atmospheric architecture → minimalist architecture → sensory-rich designs → use of natural materials →
KolumbaMuseumCountry	Germany →
KolumbaMuseumLocation	Cologne →
KunsthausBregenzCountry	Austria →
KunsthausBregenzLocation	Bregenz →
name	Peter Zumthor →
nationality	Swiss →
notableWork	Allmannajuvet Zinc Mine Museum → Bruder Klaus Field Chapel → Kolumba Museum → Kunsthaus Bregenz → Saint Benedict Chapel → Shelters for Roman Archaeological Site Chur → Therme Vals → Topography of Terror Documentation Center design →
occupation	architect → professor →
parentOccupation	cabinetmaker →
PraemiumImperialeYear	2008 →
PritzkerPrizeYear	2009 →
RIBARoyalGoldMedalYear	2013 →
SaintBenedictChapelCountry	Switzerland →
SaintBenedictChapelLocation	Sumvitg →
style	critical regionalism → minimalism →
teachingPosition	Academy of Architecture Mendrisio →
ThermeValsCountry	Switzerland →
ThermeValsLocation	Vals →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Los Angeles County Museum of Art →	architect
Stiftung Topographie des Terrors ("Peter Zumthor (early design, not realized)") →	hasArchitectForMainBuilding
Academy of Fine Arts Vienna →	hasNotableAlumnus
Peter Zumthor →	name