Dec 26, 2007

The Architect's Architect


“Something of an exception in the architecture world, Zumthor is neither Frank Gehry famous, nor Norman Foster prolific, nor Zaha Hadid flamboyant. In fact, he's an all-round recluse, who hasn't built much outside his native Switzerland. But ask any aspiring architect who they'd most like to be and the chances are Zumthor's name will come up. He's been called ‘a shaman,’ ‘a legend’ and ‘the architect's architect.’”(to read more..)

image from: http://www.virginia.edu/insideuva/2006/05/images/TJ_Award_Zumthor_Peter.jpg
text from: http://archrecord.construction.com/community/blogs/ARBlog.asp?plckController=Blog&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&plckPostId=Blog%3aac946cd0-ba4a-4e0e-8da4-47c9e7c5d923Post%3ad8a056b1-a0c7-4e88-a1ca-ac3f7f90a36c

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