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“What does this house want to become, as an object of use, as a sensorial body, structured with a certain material and built with solidity, as a creation, as something that has been shaped, that is at life ́s service?”(1)

In honor of those celebrating Easter Sunday, we’ve compiled a list of the most breathtaking places of worship from ou...

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There’s something so pleasing about this facade. Do you agree? #Repost @designalchimie Façade of building by Peter Zumthor

Image 1 of 21 from gallery of The Therme Vals / Peter Zumthor. Photograph by Andrea Ceriani

Completed in 1996 in Switzerland. Images by Andrea Ceriani. Built over the only thermal springs in the Graubunden Canton in Switzerland, The Therme Vals is a hotel and spa in one which combines a complete...

Peter Zumthor is a Swiss architect whose work is frequently described as uncompromising and minimalist. Though managing a relatively small firm, he is the winner of the 2009 Pritzker Prize and 2013 RIBA Royal Gold Medal.

These photographs by photographer Fernando Guerra offer a tour of Peter Zumthor's thermal baths at Vals, which celebrate their 20th anniversary this year