Zumthor, Architectural Theory Review, 15:1, 30-42 (see http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13264821003629238)
This is a rare interview with Peter Zumthor in which he outlines his design philosophy and way of working. His main influences are: memory, materials, the senses, atmospheres, drawings, details, fine art, music, clients and place. He states that his desire is in "...developing an architecture that sets out from and returns to real things."
"There was a time when I experienced architecture without thinking about it...[ie. as a child before becoming an architect] Memories like these contain the deepest architectural experience that I know. They are the reservoirs of the architectural atmospheres and images that I explore in my work as an architect."
That is, the deepest memories and recollections of architectural experiences from your past are very important.
However, from this personal view, the architect must be able to identify the universal in the personal and construct principles from this. To connect with what is universal about the human condition by recalling the personal.
"We see things not as they are but as we are."
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