Peter Zumthor: Buildings and Projects 1986-2007 is a Kunsthaus Bregenz (KUB) initiative in collaboration with Experimenta. One of the world’s most prestigious contemporary art center and in a building designed by Zumthor himself, KUB hosted the opening of the exhibition in 2007. Its presentation in Lisbon as part of the launch of the 2009 Biennale represents its first outing in an international itinerary.

It features 29 projects and buildings represented by an impressive collection of documents from the Zumthor Atelier archives: drawings, sketches, plans and models. Powerfully representative and impacting also on a physical level, six large-scale models and two video installations propose a new way of showing and appreciating architecture in an exhibition context.

Stretching out over 2000 m2, the exhibition shows Zumthor’s work from an anthological perspective, offering a a privileged insight into his creative process. It focuses on the painstakingly precise methodology behind the development of his ideas, from the earliest stages onto the implementation phase, revealing the intricate reasoning that structures the conception, formulation and testing of his projects.

Exhibition: Sep 7 - Nov 2 / 12pm - 8pm

Lecture: Sep 6 / 5pm

Think Tank: Sep 5-6

http://www.experimentadesign.pt/2009/warm-up/en/index.html