Peter Zumthor: Buildings and Projects, 1985-2013 [5 Volume Set]

Read [Brand: Scheidegger and Spiess Book] ^ Peter Zumthor: Buildings and Projects, 1985-2013 [5 Volume Set] Online * PDF eBook or Kindle ePUB free. Peter Zumthor: Buildings and Projects, 1985-2013 [5 Volume Set] Choosing to only take on a few projects at a time and keep his studio small, Zumthor has produced a comparatively few number of realized buildings, but they rank among the world’s most stunning: St. Memorial for the Victims of the Witch Trials in Vardø, Norway.Peter Zumthor presents around forty of his projects, both realized and unrealized, through Zumthor’s own writing, and with photographs, sketches, drawings, and plans. A complete catalog of his wo

Author	:	Brand: Scheidegger and Spiess
Rating	:	4.66 (867 Votes)
Asin	:	3858817236
Format Type	:	paperback
Number of Pages	:	850 Pages
Publish Date	:	2015-03-30
Language	:	English

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"Not as comprehensive, detailed nor as revelatory as I hoped." according to Mark. Not as comprehensive, detailed nor as revelatory as I hoped.The short of it:For such a voluminous (and expensive) set of books, there is not enough built work, not enough recently built work, and the documentation is too general.The long of it:I've included annotated Tables of Contents for . "*****" according to Amazon Customer. A beautiful composition with the appropriate amount of information; a good balance of elegant writing, evocative photos and articulate drawings.. Fantastic Absolutely spectacular. A good balance of photographs, sketches, and drawings. Minimal in design, but exploding in content. Highly recommended for all purposes; drawing, design, models, details, photography, materials, graphic presentation.

“Peter Zumthor is one of the most philosophic architects working today. Rather than simply juxtaposing sketches, maps, and design plans with photographs of realized buildings, as is often the case with the architecture coffee-table book, these visual materials are deployed in a manner that reveals the working of the architect’s imagination. In the captivatingly beautiful pages of this publication, Thomas Durisch and the bibliophilic publisher Scheidegger and Spiess. have taken pains to render palpable the multiple ways in whic

Choosing to only take on a few projects at a time and keep his studio small, Zumthor has produced a comparatively few number of realized buildings, but they rank among the world’s most stunning: St. Memorial for the Victims of the Witch Trials in Vardø, Norway.Peter Zumthor presents around forty of his projects, both realized and unrealized, through Zumthor’s own writing, and with photographs, sketches, drawings, and plans. A complete catalog of his works starting in 1979 rounds out the book. Richly illustrated and beautifully designed, this book serves as both an introduction to Zumthor’s work and philosophy for the layperson and a required addition to any architect’s library. . Benedict’s Chapel in Sumvitg, Switzerland; Therme Vals in Vals, Switzerland; Kunsthaus Bregenz in Bregenz, Austria; and the Kolumba Art Museum in Cologne, Germany number among his most famous buildings. This collection, however, explores his entire body of award-winning work from 1986 to 2012 in five volumes, including his lesser-known but nonetheless critically acclaimed works such as the Field Chapel for Brother Klaus near Mechernich, Germany, and the Steilneset. Unquestionably one of the most influential and revered contemporary architects, Peter Zumthor has approached his work with a singular clarity of