Mendrisio exhibition explores the innovative architecture school of Mario Botta and Aurelio Galfetti
At the USI Accademia di Mendrisio, the Teatro dell’Architettura presents 'La scuola di Mendrisio. Un progetto', an exhibition dedicated to the architecture school established in 1996 by Mario Botta and Aurelio Galfetti. Curated by Marco Della Torre and Manuel Orazi, the event highlights the school's contributions to the 'Città-Ticino' area. Spanning three floors, it features first-year projects from professors Annina Ruf, Valerio Olgiati, and Riccardo Blumer, alongside thematic sections on construction methods and architectural history. The exhibition also explores the development of prominent architecture schools like the École des Beaux-Arts and Bauhaus. It culminates with design workshops focused on housing and sustainability, aspiring to cultivate 'humanist' architects.
Key facts
- Exhibition titled 'La scuola di Mendrisio. Un progetto' at Teatro dell’Architettura, USI Accademia di Mendrisio
- Focuses on the architecture school founded in 1996 by Mario Botta and Aurelio Galfetti
- Curated by Marco Della Torre and Manuel Orazi
- Aims to make school activities known to the 'Città-Ticino' region from Lugano to Milan
- Exhibition spans three floors of the Teatro dell’Architettura
- Ground floor features first-year work by professors Annina Ruf, Valerio Olgiati, and Riccardo Blumer
- Second floor covers thematic areas: construction techniques, materials, history, theory, cinema, photography, scenography
- Includes section on evolution of international architecture schools: École des Beaux-Arts, Polytechnic, Bauhaus (Walter Gropius), Hochschule für Gestaltung Ulm (Max Bill, Tomas Maldonado), University of Florence (Leonardo Ricci), Architectural Association (Alvin Boyarsky), IUAV (Carlo Aymonino), IAUS (Peter Eisenman)
- Concludes with design ateliers grouped by housing, territorial scale, reuse, and critical internationalism
- School's model: interdisciplinary, humanist, generalist architect; 50% credits from design ateliers, over 150 courses in humanities and technical-constructive disciplines
Entities
Artists
- Mario Botta
- Aurelio Galfetti
- Marco Della Torre
- Manuel Orazi
- Annina Ruf
- Valerio Olgiati
- Riccardo Blumer
- Walter Gropius
- Max Bill
- Tomas Maldonado
- Leonardo Ricci
- Alvin Boyarsky
- Carlo Aymonino
- Peter Eisenman
- Christoph Frank
- Bruno Pedretti
- Mies van der Rohe
- Sophie Marie Piccoli
Institutions
- Teatro dell’Architettura
- USI Accademia di Mendrisio
- École des Beaux-Arts
- Bauhaus
- Hochschule für Gestaltung Ulm
- University of Florence Faculty of Architecture
- Architectural Association
- Istituto Universitario di Architettura di Venezia
- Institute for Architecture and Urban Studies
- Artribune
Locations
- Mendrisio
- Switzerland
- Lugano
- Milan
- Italy
- Ulm
- Germany
- Florence
- London
- United Kingdom
- Venice
- New York
- United States
- Paris
- France