Mario Botta - Softcover

Jodidio, Philip

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3822823449 ISBN 13: 9783822823446

Publisher: TASCHEN, 2003

Synopsis

<div>Born in Switzerland in 1943, Mario Botta is a leading member of the Swiss-Italian Ticino school of Architecture. Equally comfortable working on a large scale or with smaller, more intimate projects, he is a maestro when it comes to fusing the strengths of Modernism with the tried and tested forms of tradition.<p>Free and wide-ranging in his use of modern construction techniques, he made his mark with such high-stakes commissions as Evry Cathedral, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and the Tinguely Museum in Basel. But he is respected particularly for his sensitivity to regional vernacular and to the building's relationship with the land (see his Casa Biachi in Riva San Vitale). Whether designing an office block in Lugano, a home for the elderly in Ticino, or even a celebratory tent for the 700th anniversary of the Swiss Confederation, Botta negotiates sensitively between space and light, the line and the curve, internal symmetry and the benefits of vistas to realise his essentially spiritual vision of an architectural practice for the millennium and beyond.</p></div>

About this title

About the Author

Philip Jodidio (born 1954) studied art history and economics at Harvard University, and since 1980 has been chief editor of the French journal "Connaissance des Arts". He has published numerous articles and books, including many in TASCHEN'S "Contemporary Architects" series, and is internationally renowned as one of the most versatile writers on the subject.

Edition details

• Publisher: TASCHEN
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3822823449
• ISBN 13: 9783822823446
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192