Thinking Architecture: Third, expanded edition

Peter Zumthor

ISBN 10: 3034605854 / ISBN 13: 9783034605854

Published by Birkhauser, 2010

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2010. 3rd. Hardcover. Pritzker Prize laureate Peter Zumthor articulates what motivates him to design distinctive buildings with a compelling presence and aura. Now in its third edition and expanded to include 2 new essays. Num Pages: 112 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AMA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 148 x 15. Weight in Grams: 406. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Thinking Architecture: Third, expanded edition
• Publisher: Birkhauser
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3034605854
• ISBN 13: 9783034605854
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 3rd Edition
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Architecture that is meant to have a sensuous connection to life calls for thinking that goes far beyond form and construction. In his texts, Peter Zumthor articulates what motivates him to design his buildings, which appeal to the visitor's heart and mind in so many different ways and possess a compelling and unmistakable presence and aura.Now in its third edition, this book has been expanded to include two new essays: Architecture and Lanscape deals with the relationship between the structure and its surroundings, with the secret of the successful placement and topographical integration of architecture. In The Leis Houses, Peter Zumthor describes the genesis of two wooden houses in the town of Leis in the Swiss canton of Graubünden, thus thematizing the special challenge of integrating contemporary architecture into a traditional architectural context.