Mario Botta’s architecture

Evry Cathedral Botta — Evry Cathedral, or Cathedrale de la Resurrection d'Evry, built in 1992-95, Evry, France. AFP

Banca Gottardo Botta — View of the Banca del Gottardo bank in Lugano in southern Switzerland, built in 1982-1988. Keystone

Tata Building Botta — Exterior view of the Tata Consultancy Services offices in Hyderabad, India, which hosts mainly Indian IT firms. Lukas Lehmann/Keystone

Casino Campione Botta — The 13-floor casino in Campione, an Italian enclave, in the Swiss canton of Ticino. It is not only the largest building in the village of 2,700 inhabitants but also the main employer. The 50-metre-high building is designed to accommodate 3,100 guests in various casino rooms. It is one of Italy's oldest casinos and also the largest in Europe. Karl Mathis/Keystone

Chiesa del santo Volto Mario Botta — The Church of the Holy Face (Chiesa del Santo Volto) in Turin, Italy, was built in 2000-2006. AFP

Weingute Petra Maremma — The Petra Winery in Suvereto in southern Tuscany, Italy. Keystone

Watari-Um Tokyo Botta — The Watari Museum of Contemporary Art in Tokyo was built in 1990. Keystone

Library Dortmund BOtta — The Dortmund city and state library in Germany was built in 1995-1999. Keystone

MOMA San Francisco Botta — Exterior view of the original facade of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) by Mario Botta (brick), which was expanded by the Norwegian architectural firm Snøhetta (white background). The museum opened to the public on May 14, 2016 after being closed for three years for renovations. Keystone

Chiesa Battista Botta — Interior of the chapel of Chiesa San Giovanni Battista in Mogno, canton Ticino, Switzerland. Built between 1986-1996. Keystone

Tinguely Museum Botta — Inside the Tinguely Museum, Basel, Switzerland. Built between 1993-1996. Keystone

Business center and Synagoge — The Business Center Bellinzona (left) was built in 1997 originally for the telephone operator Swisscom. The large brick building now houses a business centre with conference and seminar rooms and is partly the seat of the National Criminal Court. Keystone

The mountain restaurant Steinblume, or Fiore di pietra, on Monte Generoso in canton Ticino. — The mountain restaurant "Steinblume", or Fiore di pietra, on Monte Generoso in canton Ticino, Switzerland. Keystone

Rigi Kaltbad Botta — The Mineralbad & Spa Rigi Kaltbad thermal baths, located at 1,500 metres above sea level. Thedi Suter/Keystone

Chiesa santa Botta 2 — Church of Santa Maria degli Angeli just below Monte Tamaro in canton Ticino, Switzerland. Built between 1990 - 1996. Keystone

Harting Minden Botta — Sales building of Harting Deutschland GmbH in Minden, Germany. Built between 1999-2001. Keystone

Baden Spa Botta — One of the latest Botta buildings: the FORTYSEVEN thermal wellness centre in Baden, Switzerland, opened in November 2021. Ennio Leanza/Keystone

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