Swiss - Architect | April 1, 1943 -
I want to modernize the ancient. I prefer to work with materials formed naturally over thousands of years.
Mario Botta
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There's no point in us designing synthetic laboratories that could just as well be in Dusseldorf or Helsinki. San Francisco has its light, which must be used.
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Artificial light is used because you can control it better. Technically, it is more homogeneous, more delicate, and less damaging to artwork. But I think it's interesting when the visitor can see variations in the light, when it is not only technical or suitable.
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Church architecture describes visually the idea of the sacred, which is a fundamental need of man.
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