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Peter Zumthor

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Also known as Pītā Zunto

Swiss architect

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Peter Zumthor is an author with 60 works listed in the Open Library. His top works include *Atelier Peter Zumthor*, *Peter Zumthor*, *Wieviel licht braucht der Mensch, um leben zu können, und wieviel Dunkelheit?*, *Peter Zumthor French Replacement Volume 5*, and *Peter Zumthor French Replacement Volume 2*. He has two children and was born on 1943-04-26.

Zumthor is recognized in the American Academy Arts Sciences collection. His works are referenced by 164 other encyclopedia articles. On Last.fm, his name is associated with 22 listeners and a playcount of 106. Crossref lists 5 works under his name.

Synthesized by Vinony from 14 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, Open Library, Last.fm, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Vinony collections, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Works
60

Top works

  • Atelier Peter Zumthor
  • Peter Zumthor
  • Wieviel licht braucht der Mensch, um leben zu können, und wieviel Dunkelheit?
  • Peter Zumthor French Replacement Volume 5
  • Peter Zumthor French Replacement Volume 2

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
22
Total plays
106

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Key facts

Born
( 1943-04-26 ) 26 April 1943 (age 83) , Basel , Switzerland
Occupation
Architect
Awards
Carlsberg Architectural Prize (1998) Praemium Imperiale (2008) Pritzker Prize (2009) Royal Gold Medal (2013)
Buildings
Therme Vals (1996) Kunsthaus Bregenz (1997) Kolumba (2007)

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Peter
Gender
male
Citizenship
Switzerland
Place of birth
Basel
Occupation
designer
Educated at
Pratt Institute
Languages spoken
Italian
Notable work
Feldkapelle
Field of work
architecture
Image
Peter Zumthor.jpg
Number of children
2
Work location
Haldenstein
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name in native language
Peter Zumthor
Commons category
Peter Zumthor
date of birth
1943-04-26
Commons gallery
Peter Zumthor
Sources (7)

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Encyclopedic overview

Peter Zumthor ( German pronunciation: [ˈpeːtɐ ˈtsuːmtoːɐ̯]; born 26 April 1943) is a Swiss architect whose work is frequently described as uncompromising and minimalist. Though managing a relatively small firm and not being a prolific architect, he won the 2009 Pritzker Prize and 2013 RIBA Royal Gold Medal.

Early life

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Peter Zumthor” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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