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Atmospheres: Architectural Environments. Surrounding Objects discontinued or coffee tableWhat really constitutes an architectural atmosphere? Peter Zumthor says, is this singular density and mood, this feeling of presence, well being, harmony, beauty under whose spell I experience what I otherwise would not experience in precisely this way. Zumthors passion is the creation of buildings that produce this kind of effect, but how can one actually set out to achieve it? In nine short, illustrated chapters framed as a process of self