Mario Botta
Subtitle: light and gravity : architecture, 1993-2003
By: edited by Gabriele Cappellato ; with contributions by Mario Botta ... [et al. ; translated from the Italian by Catherine Bolton].
Contributors: Cappellato, Gabriele.
Publisher: Prestel; Prestel Pub; Brand: Prestel Publishing
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Munich; London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 267
Subjects: Botta, Mario, 1943-; Architecture, Modern -- 20th century; Architecture, Modern -- 21st century
Other titles: Light and gravity : architecture, 1993-2003
Description: "The buildings of the acclaimed Swiss architect Mario Botta are characterized by their preference for clear architectural forms that juxtapose lightness and weight. This monograph examines recent examples of this theme and shows how the architect's choice of materials emphasizes craftsmanship and geometric order. Botta's finished buildings are presented alongside designs which have not been realized or are ongoing, demonstrating the extraordinary creative process of this modern visionary."--Jacket.
Notes: "Essential filmography": p. 267.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 264-266).
Originally published in Italy in 2003 as Mario Botta : luce e gravità : architetture 1993-2003.
Table of contents: title: Light and gravity / Mario Botta; title: "Bottiana" / Giuliano Gresleri; title: Space, geometry and light / Lionello Puppi; title: The drawings of Mario Botta / Heinrich Thelen.