Architect Peter Zumthor lives and works in the remote village of Haldenstein in the Swiss Canton of Graubünden where he can keep the politics of architecture at a comfortable distance as he enjoys status and praise for his unique modernist buildings. In "The Practice of Architecture", critic Kenneth Frampton visits Zumthor at his studio where the two are surrounded by models, designs and plans for current and future projects throughout Europe and the United States. Frampton questions the renowned architecture on the motives and methods behind some of his most famous works, including his Zinc-Mine-Museum in Norway and the highly acclaimed Therme Vals, a stunning hotel and spa built over the thermal springs in Graubünden. While walking us through his career, Zumthor discusses his penchant for minimalism, the importance of landscape, light and material, and the architectural theory behind his stunningly precise style

건축가 페터 춤토르는 스위스의 외딴 마을에서 거주하며 작업한다. 이곳에서 춤토르는 건축계의 정치와는 편안히 거리를 두면서도, 독특한 모더니스트 건물로 세계적인 건축사의 지위를 누리고 있다. 비평가 케네스 프램튼이 춤토르의 스튜디오를 방문하여 최신 작품을 둘러보면서 선구적인 초기 작품에 관해 물었다.