Peter Märkli, one of Switzerland’s leading architects, regards architecture as an ancient language with its own grammar. Driven by his fascination with classical order and his quest for the right proportions, he has developed his own system of proportions that can be applied on any scale. On 26 March 2019, A and Bozar are hosting a lecture by Peter Märkli.

Lisa De Visscher – You see architecture as a language. Why is mastering this language so important for understanding architecture and also for creating it?