See more ideas about Architect, Mario, Archi. AIArchitect: You’ve often spoken of how architecture is more of an ethical concern than an aesthetic concern, and that an architect’s role should be to resist the loss of identity and banalization in contemporary life caused by obsessions with consumerism. They only know where they have to go because maybe there is an arrow or sign that [tells them]. I believe that spirituality is universal. It’s a limit between the finite and the infinite. I hate to go into supermarkets. FAIA, is a Modernist master of earthen fabric, still sculpting timeless yet temporary engaged elemental spaces out of brick and stoneware while his contemporaries rely on the materials of now to define the condition of now. He designed his first buildings at age 16, a two-family house at Morbio Superiore in Ticino. Mario Botta is a Swiss architect born in 1943. It was in the canton of Ticino – Switzerland’s Mediterranean soul – that Botta made his first foray into ecclesiastical architecture, with the construction of a small chapel at the Bigorio Capuchin monastery. MARIO BOTTA. As if on cue, … I believe space is a component that is too strong to be set aside in this battle in order to achieve a good quality of life. On one side, the banal, the commodified, the common; on the other, the authentic, the singular, the sacred. Discover (and save!) your own Pins on Pinterest It’s also an interesting material because it gives you the ability to produce different textures. Feb 12, 2012 - This Pin was discovered by SalehAArchitect. info source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Botta, images source: https://www.dezeen.com/2016/05/02/san-francisco-museum-of-modern-art-sfmoma-extension-interview-snohetta-craig-dykers-ruth-berson-mario-botta/, image source: https://www.architonic.com/en/project/mario-botta-wellness-centre-tschuggen-bergoase-/5100643. The first gesture of an architect is to draw a perimeter; in other words, to separate the microclimate from the macro space outside. Biography of Mario Botta (1943-VVVV) Swiss architect, born in 1943 in Mendrisio, town close to the border with Italy. Jan 28, 2016 - This Pin was discovered by vukhiem. About his life Born in Mendrisio in 1943, Mario Botta graduated with a degree in architecture from IUAV in Venice, where he met and started working with Le Corbusier and Louis Kahn. The scene is oddly reminiscent of the Isla Nublar Laboratory from Jurassic Park. See more ideas about architecture, facade, brick architecture. Mario Botta is a Swiss architect and designer known for his innovative brick designs of religious and museum buildings. By Jonathan Glancey Mon 19 Dec 2005 18.55 EST First published on … In this context, how has your approach to designing spiritual spaces evolved over the years? He designed his first buildings at age 16, a two-family house at Morbio Superiore in Ticino. Is this something you absorbed from him while you were under his tutelage? He designed his first buildings at age 16, a two-family house at Morbio Superiore in Ticino. FAIA, is a Modernist master of earthen fabric, still sculpting timeless yet temporary engaged elemental spaces out of brick and stoneware while his contemporaries rely on the materials of now to define the condition of now. About Mario Botta. AIArchitect: When you speak of brick as being a product of sun and soil, it’s a very elemental way to talk about building materials, and it reminds me of how Louis Kahn spoke about building. It’s the product of soil and sun, and I really like to think I’m building something [as a] natural product, whether it’s brick or stone. Of course, every religion and every liturgy has its own way of thinking, but I think we’re all men of globalization, and we have to go beyond this limit. 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