I need a close contact to the client, whoever it is, and a commitment of the client to go out and do a process together. I want to do the best for him. I need his respect and his patience. I want to work with a sophisticated person who's interested in a good building and not in my name.

I grew up in a craftsman's home, where things were done with our own hands. I did cabinetmaking for four years and I hated it.

There is still a real need for good quality architecture, not paper architecture, but the real stuff.

Peter Zumthor Quotes