On April 13, architect Peter Zumthor from Switzerland will be announced as the 2009 Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureate. Zuthmor’s work is described by Thomas J. Pritzker, chairman of The Hyatt Foundation, as having “a strong, timeless presence. He has a rare talent of combining clear and rigorous thought with a truly poetic dimension, resulting in works that never cease to inspire.” His buildings include the Thermal Baths in Vals, Switzerland and the Field Chapel to Saint Nikolaus von der Flue near Cologne, Germany. In addition he has buildings in Germany, Austria, The Netherlands, England, Spain, Norway, Finland and the United States.
Zumthor, who is well known amongst his peers but not to the greater public, is the author of the influential book Thinking Architecture.
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