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Mario Botta

January 01, 1970

Mario Botta is a Swiss architect born in Mendrisio, Ticino on April 1st, 1943. At age fifteen, Botta dropped out of secondary school and apprenticed with the architectural firm of Carloni and Camenisch in Lugano. After three years, he went to the Art College in Milan for his baccalaureate, and then to Università Iuav di Venezia for his professional degree in 1969. During his time in Venice, Botta got to meet and work with the architects: Carlo Scarpa, Louis Kahn and Le Corbusier. Mario Botta started his own architectural practice in Lugano in 1970.[1]

Mario Botta
Mario Botta at Swiss Embassy in New Delhi in 2010
Born (1943-04-01) 1 April 1943 (age 81)
Mendrisio, Switzerland
NationalitySwiss
OccupationArchitect
BuildingsNational Bank of Greece, Athens
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Bechtler Museum of Modern Art, Charlotte, NC
Santa Maria degli Angeli, Monte Tamaro, Switzerland

Career edit

Botta designed his first building, a two-family house at Morbio Superiore in Ticino, at age 16. He graduated from the Università Iuav di Venezia (1969).[2] While the arrangement of spaces in this structure is inconsistent, its relationship to its site, separation of living from service spaces, and deep window recesses echo of what would become his stark, strong, towering style. His designs tend to include a strong sense of geometry, often being based on very simple shapes, yet creating unique volumes of space.[citation needed] His buildings are often made of brick, yet his use of material is wide, varied, and often unique.[citation needed]

His trademark style can be seen widely in Switzerland, particularly the Ticino region and also in the Mediatheque in Villeurbanne (1988), a cathedral in Évry (1995), and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art or SFMOMA (1994). He also designed the Europa-Park Dome, which houses many major events at the Europa-Park theme park resort in Germany. Religious works by Botta, including the Cymbalista Synagogue and Jewish Heritage Center were shown in London at the Royal Institute of British Architects in an exhibition entitled, Architetture del Sacro: Prayers in Stone.[3] “A church is the place, par excellence, of architecture”, he said in an interview with architectural historian Judith Dupré. “When you enter a church, you already are part of what has transpired and will transpire there. The church is a house that puts a believer in a dimension where he or she is the protagonist. The sacred directly lives in the collective. Man becomes a participant in a church, even if he never says anything.”[4]

In 1998, he designed the new bus station for Vimercate (near Milan), a red brick building linked to many facilities, underlining the city's recent development. He worked at La Scala's theatre renovation, which proved controversial as preservationists feared that historic details would be lost.[5][6]

In 2004, he designed Museum One of the Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art in Seoul, South Korea.[7] On January 1, 2006, he received the Grand Officer award from President of the Italian Republic Carlo Azeglio Ciampi. In 2006, he designed his first-ever spa, the Bergoase Spa in Arosa, Switzerland. The spa opened in December 2006 and cost an estimated CHF 35 million. Mario Botta participated in the Stock Exchange of Visions project in 2007. He was a member of the Jury of the Global Holcim Awards in 2012. In 2014, he was awarded with the Prize Javier Carvajal by the Universidad de Navarra.[8]

One of Botta's less-known works is the NBG Insurance Headquarters complex in Athens, Greece, completed in 2006, which represents a collaboration with Rena Sakellaridou and Morfo Papanikolaou of SPARCH architecture. The office complex features two solid forms arranged around a public square, facilitating views of the nearby Acropolis, and an atrium filled with glass skywalks. The project, which lies substantially underground so as to minimize the impact on the urban fabric, emphasizes movement and light by transforming masses into voids.[9] Sakellaridou highlights that the project is typical of Botta's style in its symmetry, geometry, and solid form.[10] The collaboration of Botta and Sakellaridou is notable in that the latter paid tribute to the former in her book Mario Botta: Architectural Poetics; regarding his design oeuvre, she writes: "Botta continuously invents what is a strong possibility in the vast universe of unrealized architectural probability."[11]

Architectural style edit

Mario Botta has been heavily influenced by the Modern architecture movement, specifically the three Modernist architects Botta has worked under: Louis Kahn, Carlo Scarpa and Le Corbusier. Botta does not place himself in the Modernist movement, but rather he is responding to it. His architecture is tied very closely with nature, and is very simple. Botta believes that architecture is a basic need for man, and therefore creates buildings that symbolize simplicity and the essentials. About his own work, he says "it is an architecture which is measured by the yardstick of a man's needs."[12]

Mario Botta's style is in part defined by his clients needs. Most of his early work was planned and constructed under a tight budget, so use of low cost materials, such as exposed concrete blocks, was necessary. To Botta, material cost does not influence or define his style, as good architecture is made regardless of the medium or material. Botta also believes that architecture is the formal expression of history; and his job as an architect, to some degree, is to give validity to low budget materials through thoughtful expression.[13]

Gallery edit

References edit

  1. ^ Wrede, Stuart (1986). Mario Botta. New York: Museum of Modern Art. p. 8. ISBN 0870702580.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  2. ^ "About Botta". www.botta.ch.
  3. ^ Jonathan Glancey, Spirit in the skylight, The Guardian, 19 December 2005
  4. ^ Judith Dupré, “Interview with Mario Botta,” Churches (New York: HarperCollins, 2001): 16.
  5. ^ Riding, Alan (2004-12-05). "La Scala Proudly Emerges From a Drama of Its Own". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
  6. ^ "Critics say restoration has ruined La Scala". the Guardian. 2002-12-10. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
  7. ^ CNN Go Seoul's best museums 2012-09-28 at the Wayback Machine 27 October 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-04
  8. ^ Bonell, Esteve (2014-01-01). "Premio Javier Carvajal 2014: Mario Botta: tres momentos de una trayectoria profesional". Ra. Revista de Arquitectura (in Spanish) (16): 87–91. doi:10.15581/014.16.905. hdl:10171/38068. S2CID 127904319.
  9. ^ "NBG Insurance Headquarters". SPARCH. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  10. ^ "OHA virtual tours: NBG Insurance Headquarters". Open House Athens. Jun 26, 2021. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  11. ^ Sakellaridou, Rena (2000). Mario Botta: Architectural Poetics. New York: Universe Publishing. p. 10. ISBN 978-0789305466.
  12. ^ Dimitriu, Livio; Botta, Mario (1983). "Architecture and Morality: An Interview with Mario Botta". Perspecta. 20: 119–138. doi:10.2307/1567069. JSTOR 1567069.
  13. ^ Sherman, Williams (1987). "The Architecture of Mario Botta" (PDF). Rice University: 10, 11 – via Rice.edu.

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January 01, 1970
mario, botta, swiss, architect, born, mendrisio, ticino, april, 1943, fifteen, botta, dropped, secondary, school, apprenticed, with, architectural, firm, carloni, camenisch, lugano, after, three, years, went, college, milan, baccalaureate, then, università, iu. Mario Botta is a Swiss architect born in Mendrisio Ticino on April 1st 1943 At age fifteen Botta dropped out of secondary school and apprenticed with the architectural firm of Carloni and Camenisch in Lugano After three years he went to the Art College in Milan for his baccalaureate and then to Universita Iuav di Venezia for his professional degree in 1969 During his time in Venice Botta got to meet and work with the architects Carlo Scarpa Louis Kahn and Le Corbusier Mario Botta started his own architectural practice in Lugano in 1970 1 Mario BottaMario Botta at Swiss Embassy in New Delhi in 2010Born 1943 04 01 1 April 1943 age 81 Mendrisio SwitzerlandNationalitySwissOccupationArchitectBuildingsNational Bank of Greece AthensSan Francisco Museum of Modern ArtBechtler Museum of Modern Art Charlotte NCSanta Maria degli Angeli Monte Tamaro Switzerland Contents 1 Career 2 Architectural style 3 Gallery 4 References 5 Sources 6 External linksCareer editBotta designed his first building a two family house at Morbio Superiore in Ticino at age 16 He graduated from the Universita Iuav di Venezia 1969 2 While the arrangement of spaces in this structure is inconsistent its relationship to its site separation of living from service spaces and deep window recesses echo of what would become his stark strong towering style His designs tend to include a strong sense of geometry often being based on very simple shapes yet creating unique volumes of space citation needed His buildings are often made of brick yet his use of material is wide varied and often unique citation needed His trademark style can be seen widely in Switzerland particularly the Ticino region and also in the Mediatheque in Villeurbanne 1988 a cathedral in Evry 1995 and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art or SFMOMA 1994 He also designed the Europa Park Dome which houses many major events at the Europa Park theme park resort in Germany Religious works by Botta including the Cymbalista Synagogue and Jewish Heritage Center were shown in London at the Royal Institute of British Architects in an exhibition entitled Architetture del Sacro Prayers in Stone 3 A church is the place par excellence of architecture he said in an interview with architectural historian Judith Dupre When you enter a church you already are part of what has transpired and will transpire there The church is a house that puts a believer in a dimension where he or she is the protagonist The sacred directly lives in the collective Man becomes a participant in a church even if he never says anything 4 In 1998 he designed the new bus station for Vimercate near Milan a red brick building linked to many facilities underlining the city s recent development He worked at La Scala s theatre renovation which proved controversial as preservationists feared that historic details would be lost 5 6 In 2004 he designed Museum One of the Leeum Samsung Museum of Art in Seoul South Korea 7 On January 1 2006 he received the Grand Officer award from President of the Italian Republic Carlo Azeglio Ciampi In 2006 he designed his first ever spa the Bergoase Spa in Arosa Switzerland The spa opened in December 2006 and cost an estimated CHF 35 million Mario Botta participated in the Stock Exchange of Visions project in 2007 He was a member of the Jury of the Global Holcim Awards in 2012 In 2014 he was awarded with the Prize Javier Carvajal by the Universidad de Navarra 8 One of Botta s less known works is the NBG Insurance Headquarters complex in Athens Greece completed in 2006 which represents a collaboration with Rena Sakellaridou and Morfo Papanikolaou of SPARCH architecture The office complex features two solid forms arranged around a public square facilitating views of the nearby Acropolis and an atrium filled with glass skywalks The project which lies substantially underground so as to minimize the impact on the urban fabric emphasizes movement and light by transforming masses into voids 9 Sakellaridou highlights that the project is typical of Botta s style in its symmetry geometry and solid form 10 The collaboration of Botta and Sakellaridou is notable in that the latter paid tribute to the former in her book Mario Botta Architectural Poetics regarding his design oeuvre she writes Botta continuously invents what is a strong possibility in the vast universe of unrealized architectural probability 11 Architectural style editMario Botta has been heavily influenced by the Modern architecture movement specifically the three Modernist architects Botta has worked under Louis Kahn Carlo Scarpa and Le Corbusier Botta does not place himself in the Modernist movement but rather he is responding to it His architecture is tied very closely with nature and is very simple Botta believes that architecture is a basic need for man and therefore creates buildings that symbolize simplicity and the essentials About his own work he says it is an architecture which is measured by the yardstick of a man s needs 12 Mario Botta s style is in part defined by his clients needs Most of his early work was planned and constructed under a tight budget so use of low cost materials such as exposed concrete blocks was necessary To Botta material cost does not influence or define his style as good architecture is made regardless of the medium or material Botta also believes that architecture is the formal expression of history and his job as an architect to some degree is to give validity to low budget materials through thoughtful expression 13 Gallery edit nbsp First construction of Mario Botta 1961 1963 Parish house in Genestrerio nbsp Church of St John the Baptist in the Swiss town of Mogno nbsp Evry Cathedral in Evry France nbsp Facade of Evry Cathedral photo by Pino Musi nbsp Evry Cathedral from the northwest nbsp Interior of Evry Cathedral nbsp Swisscom telecommunication headquarters in Bellinzona nbsp Harting Technologiegruppe headquarters in Minden nbsp La Fortezza building Maastricht the Netherlands nbsp Watari Museum of Contemporary Art in Shibuya ku Tokyo Japan nbsp San Francisco Museum of Modern Art in San Francisco nbsp Casino di Campione in Campione d Italia nbsp Bechtler Museum of Modern Art in Charlotte North Carolina nbsp Stadt und Landesbibliothek Central library in Dortmund nbsp Chiesa di Santa Maria degli Angeli on Monte Tamaro nbsp Chiesa di Santa Maria degli Angeli on Monte Tamaro nbsp Cymbalista Synagogue and Jewish Heritage Center in Tel Aviv IsraelReferences edit Wrede Stuart 1986 Mario Botta New York Museum of Modern Art p 8 ISBN 0870702580 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint date and year link About Botta www botta ch Jonathan Glancey Spirit in the skylight The Guardian 19 December 2005 Judith Dupre Interview with Mario Botta Churches New York HarperCollins 2001 16 Riding Alan 2004 12 05 La Scala Proudly Emerges From a Drama of Its Own The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved 2022 05 02 Critics say restoration has ruined La Scala the Guardian 2002 12 10 Retrieved 2022 05 02 CNN Go Seoul s best museums Archived 2012 09 28 at the Wayback Machine 27 October 2011 Retrieved 2011 11 04 Bonell Esteve 2014 01 01 Premio Javier Carvajal 2014 Mario Botta tres momentos de una trayectoria profesional Ra Revista de Arquitectura in Spanish 16 87 91 doi 10 15581 014 16 905 hdl 10171 38068 S2CID 127904319 NBG Insurance Headquarters SPARCH Retrieved August 3 2023 OHA virtual tours NBG Insurance Headquarters Open House Athens Jun 26 2021 Retrieved August 4 2023 Sakellaridou Rena 2000 Mario Botta Architectural Poetics New York Universe Publishing p 10 ISBN 978 0789305466 Dimitriu Livio Botta Mario 1983 Architecture and Morality An Interview with Mario Botta Perspecta 20 119 138 doi 10 2307 1567069 JSTOR 1567069 Sherman Williams 1987 The Architecture of Mario Botta PDF Rice University 10 11 via Rice edu Sources editMarkus Breitschmid ed Architecture and the Ambient Mario Botta Architectura et Ars Series Volume 2 Virginia Tech Architecture Publications 2013 ISBN 978 0 9893936 5 2External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mario Botta Publications by and about Mario Botta in the catalogue Helveticat of the Swiss National Library Official website Mario Botta at archINFORM Helena Bernal 2005 Mario Botta In Andreas Kotte ed Theaterlexikon der Schweiz Dictionnaire du theatre en Suisse Dizionario Teatrale Svizzero Lexicon da teater svizzer Theater Dictionary of Switzerland in Italian Vol 1 Zurich Chronos pp 251 252 ISBN 978 3 0340 0715 3 LCCN 2007423414 OCLC 62309181 2007 Interview with Mario Botta in The Leaf Review Stock Exchange Of Visions Visions of Mario Botta Video Interviews STORIES OF HOUSES A Family House at Riva San Vitale by Mario Botta Santa Maria degli Angeli Monte Tamaro Mario Botta Architecture on Google maps Mario Botta To be an architect free online course on FutureLearn com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mario Botta amp oldid 1214847500, wikipedia, 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