Architektur denkenIn order to design a building with a sensuous connection to life, one must think in a way that goes far beyond form and construction. In these essays Peter Zumthor expresses his motivation in designing & buildings, which speak to our emotions & and understanding in so many ways, and possess a powerful and unmistakable presence and personality. This book, whose first edition has been out of print for years, has been expanded to include three new essays: "Does Beauty Have a Form?,? "The Magic of the Real,? and "Light in the Landscape.' It has & been freshly illustrated throughout with new color photographs of Zumthor?'s new home and studio in Haldenstein, taken specially for this edition by Laura Padgett, & and received a new typography by Hannele Gr'nlund.& |
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