BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Switzerland is widely recognized as one of today's most important centers of modern architectural thought and Peter Zumthor, the 2004 Will and Nan Clarkson Visiting Chair in ...

Today, architecture’s highest award, the Pritzker Prize, was announced–and you’ve probably never heard of the the man who won, Peter Zumthor. He prefers it that way. He doesn’t have a Web site. He ...

Peter Zumthor, the reclusive Swiss architect widely revered for a small yet powerful body of work, is the 2009 laureate of the Pritzker Architecture Prize. The Hyatt Foundation, which administers the ...

LOS ANGELESLOS ANGELES — Peter Zumthor, a Swiss architect acclaimed for the ambitious craftsmanship he applies to works of modest scale in often remote locations, has won the 2009 Pritzker ...

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It still crosses Wilshire Boulevard. But in other ways, architect Peter Zumthor’s plan for the Los Angeles County Museum of Art has undergone a significant makeover. Once a free-flowing, biomorphic ...

The latest sign that LACMA director Michael Govan’s ambitious expansion plans for the institution are gathering steam came in the form of a presentation on the first day of the Venice Architecture ...

If further proof were needed that the world is in a chastened mood these days, there’s this: the Pritzker Architecture Prize, one of the most prestigious honors in the field, will go this year to ...

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 ...

To celebrate the launch of ArchDaily Materials, our new product catalog, we've rounded up 10 awesome projects from around the world that were inspired by one material: wood. Check out the projects ...