Peter zumthor therme vals

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

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...

Expression and architecture go hand-in-hand. Being one of the most powerful and experiential art forms, architecture inherently has a sense to impose its (dis)positions upon society even if they are unwarranted. As technological advances continue to push the envelope to new extremes, formal...

Image 32 of 49 from gallery of Peter Zumthor's Therme Vals Through the Lens of Fernando Guerra. Photograph by Fernando Guerra | FG+SG

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

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1990-1996 / Therme Vals / Peter Zumthor

This article is part of an installment of essays and examples illuminating the essence of good architecture, which comprises of empathy, experience and beauty. The exploration of Peter Zumthor’s thermal baths in Vals, Switzerland, represents architecture as an extraordinary sensory experience.