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.
Mario Botta at Swiss Embassy in New Delhi in 2010
First construction of Mario Botta 1961–1963. Parish house in Genestrerio
Church of St. John the Baptist in the Swiss town of Mogno
Évry Cathedral in Évry, France
Università Iuav di Venezia
Iuav University of Venice is a university in Venice, Italy. It was founded in 1926 as the Istituto Universitario di Architettura di Venezia as one of the first Architecture schools in Italy. The university currently offers several undergraduate, graduate and higher education courses in Architecture, Urban Planning, Fashion, Arts, and Design.
Università Iuav di Venezia
Main Gate of the Tolentini building headquarters of Università Iuav di Venezia (Iuav university of Venice) designed by Carlo Scarpa
Faculty of Architecture and Headquarters of Università Iuav di Venezia in Calle Amai S. Croce
Entrance to the Architectural faculty (Tolentini) of Iuav university of Venice by Carlo Scarpa
