Zumthor in Mendrisio — Crowdfunding on wemakeit

The project aims to rise funds for the publication of a book documenting the teaching activity of Swiss architect Peter Zumthor in the early years of the Accademia di Architettura in Mendrisio.

CHF 15’842

105% of CHF 15’000

105 %

This is how it works

The «all or nothing» principle applies: The project only receives the funds if the funding target is reached or exceeded.

105 backers

Successfully concluded on 23/12/2025

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Roberto Bonturi on 24/11/2025 17:16
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Luca Giorgetti on 20/11/2025 22:41
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Love afchitecture
Igor on 18/11/2025 11:16
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We like your project – this is why we’ve added it to our «We Fancy» category! For the next couple of days it will appear on the front page and also in the «Recommended» section.
We’d say you can be proud of yourselves and tell everyone about it! Publish an update or write a post!
Team wemakeit on 13/11/2025 11:05
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Choose your reward:

CHF 45.-1 taken
Copy of ’Advice to students’
Exclusive copy of Zumthor’s ’advice for students’, originally presented as a poster to be hanged at the atelier’s wall.
Printed in format 386x250mm / paper 290gm2
CHF 68.-41 taken
Book Pre Sale
Early bird copy of «Teaching Architecture: Zumthor in Mendrisio» (English or German edition) at a discounted price.
CHF 180.-14 taken
Book + Booklet Archive
Early bird copy of «Teaching Architecture: Zumthor in Mendrisio» (English or German edition) at a discounted price + Exclusive booklet featuring the complete series of exercises (A-S) and the work of all students from Zumthor's Primo Anno (1996-97, 1997-98 and 1998-99)
CHF 210.-48 taken
Combo ’Zumthor in Mendrisio’
Early bird copy of «Teaching Architecture: Zumthor in Mendrisio» (English or German edition) at a discounted price + Exclusive booklet featuring the complete series of exercises (A-S) and the work of all students from Zumthor’s Primo Anno (1996-97, 1997-98 and 1998-99) + Exclusive copy of Zumthor’s ’advice for students’, originally presented as a poster to be hanged at the atelier's wall.
Printed in format 386x250mm / paper 290gm2
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About the Initiators

Rafael Lorentz

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I am a Swiss-Brazilian architect living and working in Lucerne. I hold a PhD from the Università IUAV di Venezia and the Accademia di Architettura di Mendrisio – Università della Svizzera Italiana. My book ’Teaching Architecture: Peter Zumthor in Mendrisio’ is based on my doctoral research and presents an expanded version of its original content for a broader audience.

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