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 architecturalcreateelevation Change image and share on social
My buildings should have an emotional core - a space which, in itself, has an emotional nice feeling. Peter Zumthor buildingcoreemotional Change image and share on social
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. Peter Zumthor architecturecareorder share on social
Architecture has its place in the concrete world. This is where it exists. This is where it makes its statement. Peter Zumthor architectureconcreteexist Change image and share on social
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 activitybottombuilding share on social
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 architecturecelebratecounteract Change image and share on social
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 artcabinetdesign share on social
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 architectartistbuild Change image and share on social
I'm not mainly interested in what buildings mean as symbols or vehicles for ideas. Peter Zumthor buildingideainterest Change image and share on social
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. Peter Zumthor architecturebasicbeing share on social