Architecture The Academy of Architecture in Mendrisio comes from afar. Our land has a millennial history of emigrations: master masons, architects, builders,... Mario Botta 22
Architecture In 1996, I took advantage of some favourable circumstances to propose to the state of the Ticino Canton the foundation of the Academy of... Mario Botta 22
Architecture To me it was fascinating, the idea of going to university and studying a subject - architecture - that I had already faced in building some small... Mario Botta 19
Architecture Great architecture of the past was always clear. SFMOMA is still a simple building to understand. Mario Botta 27
Architecture Buildings in modern cities have lost their metaphoric aspect. Much contemporary architecture is very fragmented and busy on the outside. It's like a... Mario Botta 26
Architecture For me, architecture is not just creating a space to protect people but to make them dream as well. Mario Botta 23
Architecture Church architecture describes visually the idea of the sacred, which is a fundamental need of man. Mario Botta 18
Art A museum is a spiritual place. People lower their voices when they get close to art. Mario Botta 21
