Mario Botta Quotes

In 1996, I took advantage of some favourable circumstances to propose to the state of the Ticino Canton the foundation of the Academy of Architecture and, with it, an Italian-speaking university in Switzerland.

The Academy of Architecture in Mendrisio comes from afar. Our land has a millennial history of emigrations: master masons, architects, builders, decorators, plasterers, artists from the world of building.

Buildings in modern cities have lost their metaphoric aspect. Much contemporary architecture is very fragmented and busy on the outside. It's like a skin or a skull, but you don't know what's inside.

I wanted to design a museum in which everything wo... -Mario Botta

I wanted to design a museum in which everything would seem clear.

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The quote expresses a desire to create a museum where clarity and coherence are paramount. It implies a goal of designing an exhibition space or environment that effectively communicates information and provides a seamless and understandable experience for visitors.

For me, architecture is not just creating a space ... -Mario Botta

For me, architecture is not just creating a space to protect people but to make them dream as well.

Great architecture of the past was always clear. S... -Mario Botta

Great architecture of the past was always clear. SFMOMA is still a simple building to understand.

Church architecture describes visually the idea of... -Mario Botta

Church architecture describes visually the idea of the sacred, which is a fundamental need of man.

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 houses.

A museum is a spiritual place. People lower their ... -Mario Botta

A museum is a spiritual place. People lower their voices when they get close to art.

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