Mario Botta

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Mario Botta is a renowned Swiss architect known for his bold geometric forms and prominent cultural projects around the world.

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Mario Botta canonical 14

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instanceOf Swiss architect ⓘ
architect ⓘ
human ⓘ
awardReceived European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Award ⓘ
birthDate 1943-04-01 ⓘ
birthPlace Mendrisio, Ticino, Switzerland ⓘ
collaboratedWith Le Corbusier ⓘ
Louis I. Kahn ⓘ
linked to: Louis Kahn
countryOfCitizenship Switzerland ⓘ
designed Bechtler Museum of Modern Art, Charlotte ⓘ
Cathedral of the Resurrection, Évry ⓘ
Kyobo Tower, Seoul ⓘ
Mart Rovereto ⓘ
linked to: Rovereto

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art building ⓘ
San Giovanni Battista Church, Mogno ⓘ
Tschuggen Grand Hotel Spa, Arosa ⓘ
educatedAt Istituto Universitario di Architettura di Venezia ⓘ
Liceo Artistico, Milan ⓘ
fieldOfWork architecture ⓘ
founded Accademia di Architettura di Mendrisio ⓘ
graduationYear 1969 ⓘ
hasTaughtAt Accademia di Architettura di Mendrisio ⓘ
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne ⓘ
isKnownFor bold geometric forms ⓘ
brick and stone facades ⓘ
monumental cultural buildings ⓘ
use of strong, simple volumes ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName Italian ⓘ
movement Modern architecture ⓘ
Postmodern architecture ⓘ
name Mario Botta ⓘ
nativeLanguage Italian ⓘ
notableProjectType churches ⓘ
cultural centers ⓘ
museums ⓘ
notableWork Bechtler Museum of Modern Art, Charlotte ⓘ
Cathedral of the Resurrection, Évry ⓘ
Kyobo Tower, Seoul ⓘ
MOMA San Francisco main building (1995) ⓘ
Mart Rovereto (Museo di arte moderna e contemporanea di Trento e Rovereto) ⓘ
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art building ⓘ
San Giovanni Battista Church, Mogno ⓘ
Tschuggen Grand Hotel Spa, Arosa ⓘ
occupation architect ⓘ
university teacher ⓘ
regionOfActivity France ⓘ
Italy ⓘ
South Korea ⓘ
Switzerland ⓘ
Ticino ⓘ
linked to: Canton of Ticino

United States ⓘ
studiedUnder Carlo Scarpa ⓘ
styleCharacteristic emphasis on pure geometric shapes ⓘ
sculptural massing ⓘ
strong contrast of light and shadow ⓘ
use of natural materials such as stone and brick ⓘ

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La Scala → renovationArchitect → Mario Botta ⓘ
Mario Botta → name → Mario Botta ⓘ
Kyobo Tower, Seoul → architect → Mario Botta ⓘ
Santa Maria degli Angeli chapel → architect → Mario Botta ⓘ
subject linked to: Monte Tamaro
Évry Cathedral → architect → Mario Botta ⓘ
MART → architect → Mario Botta ⓘ
Mint Museum Uptown → architect → Mario Botta ⓘ