'After thirty years of of incredible work that pushes forward the bounds of architecture, Swiss Architect Peter Zumthor was recently awarded the 2009 Pritzker Prize, the world’s highest honor for architecture. The award celebrates the architect’s commitment and devotion to each client’s programme, distinguished and timeless talent, respect for the site, and sculptural use of materials. Peter Zumthor is an architect’s architect, admired by his peers for his outstanding body of work mostly focused in Switzerland and Germany. His best known is a thermal spa in the Hotel Therme located in Vals, although he has also been recognized for his other works: St. Benedict Chapel, the Swiss Pavilion, and the Kunsthaus Bregenz Art Museum. Most recently he has completed the Kolumba Art Museum and the Memorial Site to the Burning of Witches in Norway.'
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