The Practice of Architecture: Visiting Peter Zumthor

The Practice of Architecture: Visiting Peter Zumthor (2012)


  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release Date: 2012-01-01
  • Runtime: 0h 58min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Michael Blackwood Productions
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Michael Blackwood

Summary

Architect Peter Zumthor lives and works in the remote village of Haldenstein in the Swiss Canton of Graubünden where he can keep the politics of architecture at a comfortable distance as he enjoys status and praise for his unique modernist buildings. In "The Practice of Architecture", critic Kenneth Frampton visits Zumthor at his studio where the two are surrounded by models, designs and plans for current and future projects throughout Europe and the United States. Frampton questions the renowned architecture on the motives and methods behind some of his most famous works, including his Zinc-Mine-Museum in Norway and the highly acclaimed Therme Vals, a stunning hotel and spa built over the thermal springs in Graubünden. While walking us through his career, Zumthor discusses his penchant for minimalism, the importance of landscape, light and material, and the architectural theory behind his stunningly precise style

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  • Kenneth Frampton

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Production Rima Yamazaki Associate Producer
Directing Michael Blackwood Director
Editing Joëlle Schon Editor
Production Michael Blackwood Producer

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