Mario Botta

(1943) schweizisk arkitekt

Mario Botta (Switzerland, b. 1943) is listed in the catalogue as an architect. By year of birth, Mario Botta belongs to the chapter ‘The present day’ in this site’s history of architecture.

Mario Botta was born in Mendrisio. Mario Botta trained at IUAV University of Venice. Mario Botta works in Lugano and Mendrisio. Wikidata associates Mario Botta with Postmodernism. Mario Botta became a member of Académie d'architecture, Accademia di San Luca, and Pontifical Academy of Fine Arts and Letters of the Virtuosi al Pantheon. The awards include Legion of Honour, Ratzinger Prize, and honorary doctor of the University of Neuchâtel.

The best-known works include ‘Chiesa del Santo Volto’, ‘Évry Cathedral’, ‘Tour de Moron’, and ‘Museum Tinguely’. The catalogue has 12 buildings by Mario Botta. The dated buildings span the years 1935–2014. The buildings are in places such as San Francisco, Évry-Courcouronnes, Basel, Cologny, and Tel Aviv. They are in 7 countries. According to Wikidata, buildings by Mario Botta belong to the styles ‘Post-war modernism’ and ‘Postmodernism’.

Contemporary architects in the same chapter include Jens Nygaard Knudsen, Bill Moggridge, Massimo Tamburini, Peter Zumthor, and Krzysztof Wodiczko.

• San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
• Cathédrale de la Résurrection
• Museum Tinguely
• Bodmer Foundation
• Cymbalista Synagogue and Jewish Heritage Center
• Church of San Giovanni Battista, Mogno
• Museo d'arte moderna e contemporanea di Trento e Rovereto
• Casinò di Campione
• Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art
• Teatro degli Arcimboldi
• Watari Museum of Contemporary Art
• Peak Walk