Valentin Bearth

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Valentin Bearth (born March 25, 1957 in Tiefencastel ) is a Swiss architect .

Life

Valentin Bearth studied at the ETH Zurich and graduated in 1983 with Dolf Schnebli . After working for Peter Zumthor , he founded the architectural firm Bearth + Deplazes in Zurich together with Andrea Deplazes in 1988 . In 1992 he was elected full professor at the Department of Architecture at ETH Zurich. In 2000 he was appointed professor at the Università della Svizzera italiana (USI) by Mendrisio . From 2007 to 2009 and 2009 to 2011 he headed the Accademia di Architettura there ; his successor was Mario Botta . Since 2003 he has been a permanent visiting professor at the Università di Sassari in Sassari , Sardinia .

Projects

The team produces many designs for private houses, but the outstanding projects of Bearth + Deplazes Architekten AG include (selection):

Individual evidence

  1. ^ "New role for Ticino architect Mario Botta" , NZZ, September 1, 2011
  2. Valentin Bearth. In: arch INFORM .

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