Mario Botta's 'giant architectural sugar cube' 🍭
‘Mario Botta – Sacred Spaces’ is on view at the Ringturm Exhibition Centre in Vienna. Pictured here, the Granatkapelle Zillertal, 2013.The spiritual architecture of Swiss architect Mario Botta is the subject of an exhibition at the Ringturm Exhibition Centre in Vienna. Building studies, drawings and photography are brought side by side to reach an understanding of how Botta conceptualises and designs religious experiences through the built environment.
Religious architecture is a typology that Botta has continued to return to. His very first architectural project was a chapel at the Bigorio Capuchin monastery in Ticino, Switzerland, built in 1966, and since then, he has completed 22 spiritual buildings over his 50 year career.The geographical spread of Botta’s spiritual spaces is broad. His chapels can be found across Europe, in Austria, France, Italy and Switzerland.
, Kahn, Michelucci and Scarpa as references, Botta understands how the power of architecture can define a moment, and make a spiritual statement. §San Pietro Apostolo Church, Sartirana di Merate, Italy, 1995, designed by Mario Botta.Cathedral of the Resurrection, Évry, France, 1995, designed by Mario Botta.Cymbalista Synagoge and Jewish Cultural Center, Tel Aviv, Israel, 1998, designed by Mario Botta.
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