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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)
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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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- Peter Zumthor
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- 1943-04-26
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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
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