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I need a close contact to the client, whoever it is, and a commitment of the client to go out and do a process together. I want to do the best for him. I need his respect and his patience. I want to work with a sophisticated person who's interested in a good building and not in my name.

~Peter Zumthor

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There is still a real need for good quality architecture, not paper architecture, but the real stuff.

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I grew up in a craftsman's home, where things were done with our own hands. I did cabinetmaking for four years and I hated it.

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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.

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Every time I imagine a garden in an architectural setting, it turns into a magical place. I think of gardens I have seen, that I believe I have seen, that I long to see, surrounded by simple walls, columns, arcades or the facades of buildings - sheltered places of great intimacy where I want to stay for a long time.

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When I concentrate on a specific site or place for which I am going to design a building, I try to plumb its depths, its form, its history and its sensuous qualities.

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I'm not mainly interested in what buildings mean as symbols or vehicles for ideas.

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My first buildings, when I was about 30, were rejected for aesthetic reasons.

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I've built two wooden houses near Vals. I built them for my wife. Those were private projects.

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I work anywhere between three and 10 years on a project, depending on the size. My lifetime is finite. Therefore, I have to look carefully at how many projects I want to put into my lifetime.

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Biography

Nationality: Swiss

Type: Architect

Born: April 26th, 1943

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