Briefing the Neo Modern Architecture followed by an example of an Architect and his best known works. A swiss Architect: MARIO BOTTA (age 78 years)

1. Prepared by :-
AKANKSHA MADHWANI &
SHUBHAM JAIN
TO,
AR. RITU SINGH MAM
HISTORYOFARCHITECTURE 1

2. NEO-MODERN
ARCHITECTURE
A DOMINANT FORM OF ARCHITECTURE
INTHE 20 AND 21ST CENTURIES
ESPECIALLY SEEN IN RESIDENTIAL AND
CORPORATE OFFICES.
ONE OFTHE STYLES IN ARCHITECTURE
WHICH REFERSTO MODERNISM (its
details and spatial forms).
NEOMODERNISM IN ARCHITECTURE IS A
RESPONDTOTHE ECLECTIC POST-
MODERNISM USES SIMPLICITY AS A
MEAN OF EXPRESSION YET RESORTS
TOTHE IMPRESSIVE ARTIFICIAL
SOLUTIONS.
NEOMODERNIST BUILDINGS ARE
CONSTRUCTED ACCNTOTHE
PRINCIPLES OF ADDITIVE OR
SUBSTRACTIVE.
HISTORYOFARCHITECTURE 2

3. A SWISSARCHITECT
(1943-2018 present)
➢ BORN ON APRIL 1, 1943 (aged 75) IN
MENDRISIO SWITZERLAND.
➢ STUDIED ATTHE LICEOARTISTICO
IN MILAN AND INVENICE.
➢ HIS IDEASARE INFLUENCED BY LE
CORBUSIER, CARLO SCARPA, LOUIS
KAHN.
➢ OPENED HIS OWN PRACTICE IN
1970.
➢ DESIGNED HIS FIRST BUILDING AT
THEAGE OF 16, ATWO FAMILY
HOUSE AT MORBIO-SUPERIORE IN
TICINO.
➢ HISTRADEMARK STYLE CAN BE
SEEN WIDELY IN SWITZERLAND
MAINLY INTICINO REGION.
HISTORYOFARCHITECTURE 3
INTRODUCTION
MARIO BOTTA

4. HISTORYOFARCHITECTURE 4
HIS EARLY WORKS
▪ THE SAN FRANSISCO MUSEUM OF MODERN ART
OR SFMOMA (1994).
▪ IN 1998, HE DESIGNEDTHE NEW BUS STATION FOR
VIMERCATE (near Milan) A RED BRICK BUILDING
LINKEDTO MANY FACILITIES, UNDERLININGTHE
CITY’S RECENT DEVELOPMENT.
▪ HIS RELIGIOUSWORKS INCLUDINGTHE CYMBALISTA
SYNAGOGUE AND JEWISH HERITAGE CENTERWERE
SHOWN IN LONDON ATTHE ROYAL INSTITUTEOF
BRITISH ARCHITECTS IN AN EXHIBITION.
▪ HE DESIGNED MEDIATHEQUE
INVILLEURBANNE (1988).
▪ A CATHEDRAL IN EVRY (1995).

5. HISTORYOFARCHITECTURE 5
HIS LATESTWORKS
AND ACHIVEMENTS
▪ ON JANUARY 1, 2006 HE RECEIVEDTHE GRAND
OFFICER AWARD FROM PRESIDENT OFTHE
ITALIAN REPUBLIC AZEGLIOCIAMPI.
▪ IN 2006, HE DESIGNED HIS FIRST EVER SPA,THE
BERGOASE SPA IN AROSA, SWITZERLAND.
▪ HE PARTICIPATED INTHE STOCK EXCHANGE OF
VISIONS PROJECT IN 2007.
▪ HEWASA MEMBER OFTHE JURY OFTHE GLOBAL
HOLCIMAWARDS IN 2012.
▪ IN 2004, HE DESIGNED
MUSEUM ONE OFTHE LEEUM,
SAMSUNG MUSEUM OF ART IN
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA.

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HIS DESIGN CRITERIAS
o THEARRANGEMENTS OF
SPACES IN HIS STRUCTURES
IS INCONSISTENT, ITS
RELATIONSHIPTO ITS SITE,
SEPARATION OF LIVING
FROM SERVICE SPACES,
AND DEEP WINDOW
RECESSES ECHO OFWHAT
WOULD BECOME HIS
STARK,TOWERING STYLE.
o HIS DESIGNSTENDTO
INCLUDEA STRONG
SENSE OF GEOMETRY,
OFTEN BEING BASED ON
VERY SIMPLE SHAPES,
YET CREATING UNIQUE
VOLUMES OF SPACES.
o HIS BUILDINGS ARE OFTEN
MADE OF BRICK,YET HIS
USE OF MATERIAL ISWIDE,
VARIED,ANDOFTEN
UNIQUE.

7. HISTORYOFARCHITECTURE 7
o HIS USE OFTRADITIONAL MASONRY OVER
THE STREAMLINED STEEL AND GLASSOF SO
MUCH MODERN ARCHITECTURECREATES
STRONG, SELF CONFIDENT BUILDINGSTHAT
PULLTOGETHERTHE CONTRAST BETWEEN
THEWEIGHT OF HIS MATERIALSAND
LIGHTNESSOF HIS DESIGNS.
o BOTTA’ SWELL KNOWN MUSEUMS
ARE GEOMETRICALLY PURE,
COUNTER INTUITIVELY LIGHT
STYLE OF DESIGN AND HISABILITY
TO DRAW ONTHE DEEP CLASSICAL
TRADITIONSTHAT RANTHROUGH
WESTERN ARCHITECTURE.

8. HISTORYOFARCHITECTURE 8
HIS FAMOUSWORKS
BECHTLER MUSEUMOF MODERN
ART,CHARLOTTE, NORTH
CALIFORNIA
SAN FRANCISCO MUSEUMOF
MODERNART, SAN FRANCISCO,
CALIFORNIA.
LEEUMSAMSUNG MUSEUM OF
ART, HANNAM-DONG,SEOUL,
SOUTH KOREA.
EVRYCATHEDRAL, EVRY, FRANCE

9. HISTORYOFARCHITECTURE 9
CHURCH OF GIOVANNI BATTISTA,
MOGNO,TICINO
WATARI MUSEUMOF
CONTEMPORARYART, SHIBUYA,
TOKYO
GENEROSOVETTA RAILWAY
STATION
DORTMUNDCITY ANDSTATE
LIBRARY
HIS FAMOUSWORKS

10. HISTORYOFARCHITECTURE 10
• GENEROSOVETTA ISTHE UPPERTERMINAL
RAILWAY STATIONOFTHE MONTE GENEROSO
RAILWAY,A RACK RAILWAYTHATCONNECTS
CAPOLAGOWITHTHE SUMMIT OF MOMNTE
GENERESO INTHE SWISS CANTONOFTICINO.
• AT 1592 METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL, IT ISTHE
HIGHEST RAILWAY STATION INTICINO.
• THE STATION IS SITUATEDA SHORTWALK
FROMTHE MOUNTAIN SUMMIT, ANDA FEW
METRES FROMTHE INTERNATIONAL BORDER
WITH THETHE ITALIAN REGION OF
LOMBARDY.

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• THE NEW RESTAURANT ONTHETOP
OF MONTE GENEROSO IS STANDING
ABOVETHE RAILWAY STATION.
• THE LOCATION IS EXTRAORDINARY: A
SMALL PLATEAUOVERLOOKINGTHE
PRECIPICE ONTHE NORTH SIDE OF
THE MOUNTAIN,CHARACTERISED BY
A MIGHTY ROCKWITH A STEEP 300-
400 METRE DROP.
• THE IMPRESSIVE ROCK FORMATION
WASTHE DECIDING FACTOR FOR
CREATINGTHE “STONE FLOWER” - AN
OCTAGONAL BUILDINGWITH
INDIVIDUAL ‘PETALS’.

12. HISTORYOFARCHITECTURE 12
• THEARRANGEMENT OFTHESE INDIVIDUAL
COMPONENTS CREATESA GROUP OF FIVE
STOREYTOWERSTHAT PROJECT OUTTO
CLOSE AGAINONTHE UPPER FLOORS.
• ON GROUND FLOOR, A SPACIOUS
ENTRANCE AREAWITHAN ENTRYWAY
CONNECTSTHE EXTERIORWITHTHE
INTERIOR.
• THE SERVICE ROOMS ARE LOCATEDONTHE
FIRST FLOOR, A CONFERENCE ROOMTHAT
SEATS UPTOAPPROXIMATELY 90 PEOPLE IS
ONTHE SECOND FLOOR, ANDTHE UPPER
TWO FLOORS CONTAINA SELF SERVICE
RESTAURANT (WITH ACCESSTOTHE LARGE
TERRACE) ANDA REFINED UPSCALE
RESTAURANT.

13. HISTORYOFARCHITECTURE 13
• THECHURCH SAN GIOVANNI
BATTISTA RISES UP ONTHE SITE
OFTHE SMALL 17TH CENTURY.
• THE INTERPLAY OF ESSENTIAL
SHAPES: A RECTANGLE INSCRIBED
WITHINAN EXTERNAL ELLIPSE
THATCHANGES INTOCIRCLE AT
ROOF LEVEL.
• THETHICK STONE ANDTHE LIGHT
GLASS ROOF GIVETHE BUILDING
THE MEANING OF RESISTANCE
AGAINSTA POSSIBLE FUTURE
DISASTER.

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SOURCES:-
o www.botta.ch
o www.archdaily.com
o www.dezeen.com
o www.design-buildings.com