Michele Arnaboldi

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Michele Arnaboldi (born July 1, 1953 in Ascona ) is a Swiss architect and university professor.

Life

After studying (1972 to 1979) and graduating from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich , Michele Arnaboldi worked in the office of Luigi Snozzi in Locarno from 1979 to 1985 . From 1982 to 1985 he also worked as a university assistant and from 1986 to 1992 as a diploma supervisor for Dolf Schnebli at the ETH Zurich. In 1985 Arnaboldi opened his own architecture office in Locarno, where he still works today.

In 1994 Arnaboldi was visiting professor at Washington University in St. Louis (USA), from 2002 to 2009 he taught at the architecture school of the University of Italian-speaking Switzerland in Mendrisio, and since 2009 he has been a professor at this university.

Alongside Raffaele Cavadini, Michele Arnaboldi is one of the most important representatives of the young generation of the "Ticino School". In his design attitude, Arnaboldi demonstrates a close proximity to the work of Luigi Snozzi. He, too, does not see any autonomous objects in his geometrically clear buildings, which are often made of exposed concrete . Rather, the building for a specific location and the resulting relationship between the building and its context are of central importance for Arnaboldi's projects.

Raiffeisenbank in Intragna, 2002

The Raiffeisenbank in the Ticino village of Intragna (2001–2002) is an example of the integration of a decidedly modern exposed concrete architecture in a historically grown, village context: on the outside, the composition of exposed concrete and quarry stone walls made of Maggia granite lives from the tension-rich joining of these materials. With their different formats, windows flush with the facade break through the exposed concrete outer skin and underline its clear geometry. Inside the cubic bank building there are also walls made of exposed concrete, which Arnaboldi complements with white plastered walls.

Important buildings (extract)

Casa Thür in Brissago, 2003
  • Casa Campiglio in Locarno-Monti, 1988–1989
  • Quattrini apartment building in Minusio, 1989–1991
  • Casa Fornera in Ascona , 1997–1999
  • Casa Regli (two-family house) in Brissago , 1998–1999
  • Casa Storni in Lugaggia, 2001–2002
  • Raiffeisenbank in Intragna , 2001–2002
  • Bill's house and studio in Pianezzo, 2001–2003
  • Casa Thür in Brissago, 2001-2003
  • Casa Pegurri in Vico Morcote, 2003-2006

literature

  • Arnaboldi, Michele / Smith, Januzzi (Eds.): Arnaboldi; Basel: Birkhäuser Verlag 2010 ISBN 978-3-0346-0355-3
  • Bank branch in Intragna by Michele Arnaboldi, in: Werk, Bauen + Wohnen, Issue 3, Zurich: Verlag Werk AG, March 2004
  • Stock, Wolfgang Jean: Bank branch in Intragna, Switzerland, in: architektur.aktuell, issue 10, Vienna: Springer Verlag, October 2003

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Teaching at the University of Italian Switzerland

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personal data
SURNAME Arnaboldi, Michele
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss architect
DATE OF BIRTH July 1, 1953
PLACE OF BIRTH Ascona