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PETER ZUMTHOR - Allmannajuvet Museum:_________________________________________
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FREI OTTO - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ FREI OTTO
- "Frei Otto - from 1925 to 2015 - is a structural engineer !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "specialised in - lightweight tensile - and membrane structures !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - ( with structural mathematics !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! )"
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Frei Otto and the Tent Architecture - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN
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- "the pursuit of Frei Otto - of lightweight - light-touch architecture !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "is against any form of monumentality - he likes to refer - to himself !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "more as a - natural scientist - than an engineer !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "taking inspiration - from an obsessive study - of natural forms !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "architecture - must not go against - nature !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "we have to understand - nature - to know how far - we can go !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "the secret of the future - is not doing - too much !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "an architect - could have a tendency - to do too much !"
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- "we should not build - very large spaces - they are not necessary !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "what does society - really need ?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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PETER ZUMTHOR - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ ZUMTHOR
- "Peter Zumthor - from 1943 - is an architect - his buildings !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
- "explore the tactile - and sensory qualities - of spaces - and materials !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
- "Peter Zumthor has a sense - for spatial atmospheres !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
- "he has humility - for the surroundings - and the landscapes !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
- "and he creates his own details - often only for one project !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
- "the Therme Vals - is perfect - the House Truog !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
- "the Chapel Sogn Benedetg - and the Topographie Berlin - are very special !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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Interview with Peter Zumthor - Architects Journal: LINK ¤ ARCHITECTS JOURNAL_________________________________________
- "many details - that make his work so rich - also come !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
- "from close observation - of daily life - but that is not the main point !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
- "he tries to create - emotional spaces !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
- "that feel right - for the purpose - and the place !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
- "to go into the use - of the building - very deeply - and see what could be comfortable !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "and beautiful - sometimes it is hard - to get there !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "if he can tell - something is missing - or he is not quite there - yet !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "he must be honest - with himself - he then tells the client !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "please be patient - for another month - or two !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "and the client will be rewarded - for that if he is patient !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "he wants to please people - with his buildings - unconsciously - emotionally !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "the clients are convinced - by quality !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "that it is worth - taking extra time - to develop something good !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
- "one client once said - at a time when things - were difficult !"
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- "your best argument - is the finished building !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "if you were to talk - to his clients - they would say - "they could see - he was always sincere" !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "they could see - he was trying - to do the best !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
- "even - if he annoyed - them !"
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RENZO PIANO - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ PIANO
- "Renzo Piano - from 1937 - is an architect - his office is called - RPBW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
- "the serenity - of his best buildings - proves - that we live - in a civilized world !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
- "all plans of - Renzo Piano - are positive !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
- "what is totally unbelievable - even in the last details !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
- "he very exactly forms details - and must have good employees !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - ( and he must be firm - but not arrogant ! )"
- "the Fondation Beyeler - is perfect - as the Centre Pompidou - is !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
- "the Tjibaou Cultural Centre - and the Chateau la Coste - are very special !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
- "it is the balance - that he strikes - between weight - and flight !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
- "Piano's architecture - moves effortlessly - toward the light !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
- "Renzo Piano says - that he often intends - to use a material !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "a construction technique - or an architectural element - in an unusual way !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "and if he has actually tried - then he can keep going - and so he gains !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "a degree of independence - in design - that he would not otherwise have !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "one of the great beauties - of architecture - is that - each time !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "it is like - life starting - all over again !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Cohen Judin - the architects have designed - the interesting Mandela Museum !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Mies van der Rohe - from 1886 to 1969 - has designed the interesting - Barcelona Pavillion !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Daniel Libeskind - from 1946 - has designed the very special - Jewish Museum Berlin !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Walter Gropius - from 1883 to 1969 - the architect is the founder of the - Bauhaus school !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Frederick Kiesler - from 1890 to 1965 - has designed the very special - Shrine of the Book !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Jorn Utzon - from 1918 to 2008 - has designed the very special - Sydney Opera House !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "the Salginatobel Bridge - of Robert Maillart - from 1872 to 1940 - is a masterpiece - in engineering !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "an architect - is a person - who plans - designs - and oversees the construction - of buildings !!!!!!!!!!!!"
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