Swiss architect Peter Zumthor receives Pritzker Architecture Prize 2009
Posted Wed Apr 15 20:40:00 UTC 2009
Switzerland is not only famous for its picturesque countryside with the Alps and lakes, great skiing, very tasty Chocolate and the world finest manufactured watches, but also for its architecture scene. Now, with the Pritzker Architecture Prize awarded to Peter Zumthor, the multifarious architecture of Switzerland has been gentled with this award handed to Peter Zumthor. Mr. Zumthor is very active in northern Switzerland, but also in Germany, where he could complete very strong examples of its proficiency like the ‘Brother Klaus Field Chapel’ Wachendorf, Eifel or the ‘Kolumba Art Museum of the Cologne Archdiocese’ (see image by Hélène Binet), Cologne. One of its most famous works in Switzerland is the ‘Thermal Bath Vals’, Graubünden, where he transformed a bankrupt hotel complex into a crisp and clean spa & thermal bath facility. We very much would like to congratulate Peter Zumthor for this achievement.
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Peter Rabitz
