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Mario Botta

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Swiss architect (1943)

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Mario Botta is an Italian male architect born on April 1, 1943. He has been active in his field since at least 2018. Botta is associated with the Accademia delle Arti del Disegno. His professional presence is maintained through an official website.

The author has published seventy works, including titles such as *Studi su Mario Botta*, *Un Fotografo e la tenda del 700mo*, *Parole allo specchio*, *La tenda*, and *Mario Botta, una casa*. Additional records indicate five further works. His contributions are referenced by 128 other encyclopedia articles.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1943
Works
70

Top works

  • Studi su Mario Botta
  • Un Fotografo e la tenda del 700mo
  • Parole allo specchio
  • La tenda
  • Mario Botta, una casa

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Key facts

Born
( 1943-04-01 ) 1 April 1943 (age 83) , Mendrisio , Switzerland
Occupation
Architect
Buildings
National Bank of Greece , Athens , San Francisco Museum of Modern Art , Bechtler Museum of Modern Art , Charlotte, NC Kimbrell Fiber Innovation Center , Santa Maria degli Angeli, Monte Tamaro , Switzerland

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Described at

Accademia delle Arti del Disegno

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Mario
Gender
male
Citizenship
Switzerland
Place of birth
Mendrisio
Occupation
designer
Languages spoken
Italian
Field of work
architecture
Official website
www.botta.ch
Image
Mario Botta - Festival Economia 2016.jpg
Work location
Mendrisio
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Commons category
Mario Botta
date of birth
1943-00-00
name in native language
Mario Botta
has works in the collection
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
copyright representative
Mario Botta
floruit
2018-01-01
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Encyclopedic overview

Mario Botta (born 1 April 1943) is a Swiss architect. 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 architects Carlo Scarpa, Louis Kahn and Le Corbusier. Botta started his own architectural practice in Lugano in 1970.

Career

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