Aurelio Galfetti

Aurelio Galfetti
Castelgrande, Bellinzona

Aurelio Galfetti (2 April 1936 – 5 December 2021) was a Swiss architect.

Biography

Galfetti was born in Biasca, Ticino, on 2 April 1936. Together with Mario Botta, Luigi Snozzi, and Livio Vacchini, he is one of the foremost 20th-century architects from the Canton of Ticino.

One of his most important works was the renovation of Castelgrande at Bellinzona.[1]

Galfetti died on 5 December 2021, at the age of 85.[2] His nephew is Manuel Valls, former prime minister of France.

Trivia

Galfetti's sister, the actress Luisangela Galfetti, was married to the Catalan painter Xavier Valls.

Works

  • Casa Rotalinti, 1961, Bellinzona
  • Kindergarten in Biasca, 1963–64, Biasca
  • Kindergarten, 1966, 1969–70, Lugano
  • Städtisches Freibad, 1967–70, Bellinzona
  • Kindergarten, 1969–71, Bedano
  • School centre, 1972, Riva San Vitale
  • School, 1972–75, Ascona
  • Main post office, 1981–85, Bellinzona
  • House Al Portone, 1984–85, Bellinzona
  • Tennis courts, 1985–86, Bellinzona
  • Leonardo residential building, 1986, Lugano
  • Houses Bianco e Nero, 1986, Bellinzona
  • Ferreti House, 1988, Gravesano
  • Transformation of Castelgrande, 1983–89, Bellinzona
  • Mediatheque, 1989–90, Chambéry
  • Bâtiment Ulysse, 1991–94, Lausanne
  • Aula polivalente, Università della Svizzera italiana (USI), 1999–2002, Lugano
  • Net Center, 2006, Padova

References

  1. ^ Castelgrande, site swisscastles.ch, consulté le 26 septembre 2010.
  2. ^ È morto l'architetto Aurelio Galfetti (in Italian)

Sources

  • Brown-Manrique, Gerardo: The Ticino Guide. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 1989 (ISBN 0-910413-46-0).
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