Zumthor biography

Swiss architect (born )

Peter Zumthor (German pronunciation:[ˈpeːtɐˈtsuːmtoːɐ̯]; born 26 April ) is a Swissarchitect whose work is frequently described as uncompromising and minimalist.^[1] Though managing a relatively small firm, he is the winner of the Pritzker Prize and RIBARoyal Gold Medal.

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Early life

Zumthor was born in Basel, Switzerland. His father was a cabinet-maker, which exposed him to design from an early age and led him to become an apprentice for a carpenter later in He studied at the Kunstgewerbeschule (arts and crafts school) in his native city starting in

In , Zumthor studied industrial design and architecture as an exchange student at Pratt Institute in New York.

In , he became conservationist architect for the Department for the Preservation of Monuments of the canton of Graubünden.^[2] This work on historic restoration projects gave him a further understanding of construction and the qualities of different rust