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Peter Zumthor
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Peter Zumthor at the 16th Venice Biennale of Architecture in May 2018
Personal information
Name Peter Zumthor
Nationality Swiss
Birth date 26 April 1943 (1943-04-26) (age 77)
Birth place Basel, Switzerland
Work
Buildings
  • Therme Vals (1996)
  • Kunsthaus Bregenz (1997)
  • Kolumba (2007)
Awards
  • Carlsberg Architectural Prize (1998)
  • Praemium Imperiale (2008)
  • Pritzker Prize (2009)
  • Royal Gold Medal (2013)

Peter Zumthor (German pronunciation: [ˈpeːtɐ ˈtsuːmtoːɐ̯]; born 26 April 1943) is a Swiss architect. He won the 2009 Pritzker Prize.


Images for kids

  • Kolumba

    Kolumba Museum, Cologne

  • Therme Vals wall structure, Vals, Graubünden, Switzerland - 20040530

    Therme Vals, Switzerland

  • Bregenz kunsthaus zumthor 2002 01

    Kunsthaus Bregenz

  • Therme Vals facade, Vals, Graubünden, Switzerland - 20051009

    Therme Vals

  • St Benedict Chapel

    St. Benedict Chapel

  • Wachendorf-Feldkapelle-Bruder-Klaus

    Bruder Klaus Chapel

  • Kolumba

    Kolumba - Erzbischöfliches Diözesanmuseum

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