false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172854861m/223929.jpg 223929 1 <P>In order to design a building with a sensuous connection to life, one must think in a way that goes far beyond form and construction. In these essays Peter Zumthor expresses his motivation in designing buildings, which speak to our emotions and understanding in so many ways, and possess a powerful and unmistakable presence and personality.</P> <P>This book, whose first edition has been out of print for years, has been expanded to include three new essays: "Does Beauty Have a Form?,&#8221; "The Magic of the Real,&#8221; and "Light in the Landscape.&#8221; It has been freshly illustrated throughout with new color photographs of Zumthor&#8217;s new home and studio in Haldenstein, taken specially for this edition by Laura Padgett, and received a new typography by Hannele Grönlund. </P> 216864 1 6 2006 Thinking Architecture: 2nd Expanded Edition total:75|5:43|4:21|3:7|2:3|1:1| 75 327 127 10 0 0 false false Fri May 01 14:24:05 -0700 2009 Fri May 01 14:24:05 -0700 2009 ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Oct 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 24 18:14:20 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 13:26:19 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Mon Feb 16 19:44:23 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 16 19:45:56 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Sun Feb 01 17:32:20 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 01 17:32:44 -0800 2009 2 0 false false Thu Sep 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 06 23:08:06 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 10 16:37:14 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue May 20 16:04:12 -0700 2008 Tue May 20 16:07:13 -0700 2008

This collection of his thoughts/lectures was interesting to read and get into his mind. Like most archtiects writing, I'm not sure if it flowed well but gave a lot of detailed excerpts. He thinks beautifully, sometimes too poetically, but...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Apr 22 18:00:08 -0700 2007 Sun Apr 22 19:05:06 -0700 2007
in fact, if that describes you, this is your bible.

so simply written, i could give it to my engineer/accountant parents to understand what it is that i aspire to. this is...more...]]> 2 0 false false Fri May 09 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Feb 17 12:18:50 -0800 2008 Fri May 09 13:06:18 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Mon Aug 13 20:19:06 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 13 20:52:54 -0700 2007 0 0 false false Tue Jun 05 12:47:54 -0700 2007 Tue Jun 05 12:51:12 -0700 2007 0 0 false false Sun Nov 15 11:15:18 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 15 11:15:18 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Tue Nov 03 22:10:57 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 03 22:10:43 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 03 22:10:43 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Sat Oct 24 22:26:47 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 24 22:26:47 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun Oct 18 03:05:04 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 26 16:14:51 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Oct 15 21:59:43 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 15 21:59:43 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Oct 14 06:57:46 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 14 06:57:46 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Sep 24 12:47:35 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 24 12:47:35 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Sep 21 19:55:04 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 21 19:55:04 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Sep 20 08:02:33 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 20 08:02:37 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Sep 18 16:45:13 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 18 16:45:18 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=223929