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Thinking Architectureby Peter Zumthor
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments: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 Landscape" 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 Graubu?nden, thus thematizing the special challenge of integrating contemporary architecture into a traditional architectural context.
Synopsis:Expanded: Peter Zumthor's bestseller
Synopsis:Eine Architektur, die in einer sinnlichen Verbindung zum Leben stehen soll, erfordert ein Denken, das uber Form und Konstruktion weit hinausgeht. In seinen Texten bringt Peter Zumthor zum Ausdruck, was ihn zu seinen Gebauden motiviert, die Gefuhl und Verstand auf so vielfaltige Weise ansprechen und uber eine unbedingte Prasenz und Ausstrahlung verfugen. Dieses Buch, das nun bereits in dritter Auflage erscheint, wurde um zwei neue Essays erganzt: Architektur und Landschaft beschaftigt sich mit dem Verhaltnis von Bauwerk und Umgebung, dem Geheimnis der gelungenen Platzierung und topografischen Einbindung von Architektur. In Die Leiserhauser beschreibt Peter Zumthor das Entstehen zweier Holzhauser im bundnerischen Leis und thematisiert damit die besondere Herausforderung, zeitgenossische Architektur in einen traditionellen baulichen Kontext zu integrieren.
About the AuthorWinner of the Pritzker Prize for Architecture 2009, Swiss architect Peter Zumthor is considered to be one of the most extraordinary and controversial architects working today.
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