peter zumthor puts a 'workshop' of models on display at the venice architecture biennale

peter zumthor has installed a ‘workshop’ of his scale models inside the giardini’s central pavilion at the 2018 venice architecture biennale.

peter zumthor has installed a ‘workshop’ of his scale models inside the giardini’s central pavilion at the 2018 venice architecture biennale. the models, which vary greatly in terms of their scale, appearance, and materiality, illustrate some of the swiss architect’s best-known works — including his proposed building for the los angeles county museum of art (LACMA), and his recently completed zinc mine museum in norway. other projects on view include a restaurant in switzerland replicated using wax, and a desert hotel in chile recreated using cardboard and sand.

peter zumthor was asked by the curators of the 16th international architecture exhibition — yvonne farrell and shelley mcnamara — to contribute to the event as part of the biennale’s central pavilion. occupying the entire upper level of the venue’s largest space, the models on display document a wide range of zumthor’s work, with realized and unrealized projects on view. ‘in this exhibition, zumthor sets out a workshop of his models for us to enjoy, allowing us the opportunity to explore his own journey from thoughts and memories to actuality, to his spaces that nourish the soul,’ says farrell and mcnamara.