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"The beginning was easy. Going back in time, bathing as one might have a thousand years ago, creating...a structure set into the slope with an architectural attitude and aura older than anything already built around it, inventing a building that could somehow always have been there, a building that relates to the topography and geology of the location, that responds to the stone masses of Vals Valley" (Zumthor 23). 

Volume 2 of Peter Zumthor: Buildings and Projects showcases his work from 1985 up until 2013. The book includes 
stunning images of Therme Vals paired with relevant commentary from the architect. In other words,
I would buy all five volumes if they weren't selling for $400 on Amazon.  

Citation: Zumthor, Peter. Peter Zumthor: Buildings and Projects 1985-2013. Vol. 2. Zurich: 
     Scheidegger & Spiess, 2014. Print. 




Peter Zumthor: Therme Vals provides insight into the inspiration behind the concept. The book includes the architect's original drawings and plans of each element of the complex and offers explanations behind the design.   


Citation: Zumthor, Peter, and Sigrid Hauser. Peter Zumthor: Therme Vals. Illus. Hélène 
     Binet. Zurich: Scheidegger & Spies, 2007. Print.