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

Biography

Galfetti was born in

Biasca Biasca is a town of the district of Riviera in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. History Biasca is first mentioned in 830 as ''Aviasca'' in the ''Liber viventium'' of Pfäfers Abbey. In 1119 it was mentioned as ''Abiasca''. Early history I ...

Ticino Ticino (), sometimes Tessin (), officially the Republic and Canton of Ticino or less formally the Canton of Ticino,, informally ''Canton Ticino'' ; lmo, Canton Tesin ; german: Kanton Tessin ; french: Canton du Tessin ; rm, Chantun dal Tessin . ...

, on 2 April 1936. Together with

Mario Botta Mario Botta (born 1 April 1943) is a Swiss architect. Career Botta designed his first building, a two-family house at Morbio Superiore in Ticino, at age 16. He graduated from the Università Iuav di Venezia (1969). While the arrangements of sp ...

Luigi Snozzi Luigi Snozzi (29 July 1932 – 29 December 2020) was a Swiss architect, born in Mendrisio, Ticino. He worked in Locarno and Lugano. Life He studied at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich. From 1962 to 1971, Snozzi worked in asso ...

, and

Livio Vacchini Livio Vacchini (February 27, 1933 – April 2, 2007) was a Swiss architect from Ticino. Life Livio Vacchini was born in Locarno. From 1953 to 1958 he studied architecture at Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich. After a stay in Stoc ...

, 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 Bellinzona ( , , Ticinese ; french: Bellinzone ; german: Bellenz ; rm, Blizuna )is a municipality, a historic Swiss town, and the capital of the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. The town is famous for its three castles (Castelgrande, Montebell ...

. Galfetti died on 5 December 2021, at the age of 85.È morto l'architetto Aurelio Galfetti
His nephew is

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, former

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Works

* Casa Rotalinti, 1961,

* Kindergarten in Biasca, 1963–64, Biasca * Kindergarten, 1966, 1969–70,

Lugano Lugano (, , ; lmo, label= Ticinese, Lugan ) is a city and municipality in Switzerland, part of the Lugano District in the canton of Ticino. It is the largest city of both Ticino and the Italian-speaking southern Switzerland. Lugano has a populat ...

* Städtisches Freibad, 1967–70, Bellinzona * Kindergarten, 1969–71,

Bedano Bedano is a municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. History During the Middle Ages it was under the jurisdiction of the monastery of S. Ambrogio in Milan, while the Bishop of Como possessed the right t ...

* School center, 1972,

Riva San Vitale Riva San Vitale is a municipality in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland, located in the district of Mendrisio. History Riva San Vitale is first mentioned in 774 as ''Primo Sobenno''. In 1115 it was mentioned as ''Ripa Sancti Vitalis''. The a ...

* School, 1972–75,

Ascona 300px, Ascona Ascona ( lmo, label= Ticinese, Scona ) is a municipality in the district of Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. It is located on the shore of Lake Maggiore. The town is a popular tourist destination and holds the yea ...

* 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 Gravesano is a municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. History Gravesano is first mentioned in 1254 as ''de Gravaxana''. Gravesano also includes the hamlet of Grumo, that was home to a medieval castle that ...

* Transformation of Castelgrande, 1983–89, Bellinzona * Mediatheque, 1989–90,

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* Bâtiment Ulysse, 1991-94,

Lausanne , neighboring_municipalities= Bottens, Bretigny-sur-Morrens, Chavannes-près-Renens, Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne, Crissier, Cugy, Écublens, Épalinges, Évian-les-Bains (FR-74), Froideville, Jouxtens-Mézery, Le Mont-sur-Lausanne, Lugrin (FR ...

* Aula polivalente, Università della Svizzera italiana (USI), 1999–2002, Lugano * Net Center, 2006,

Padova Padua ( ; it, Padova ; vec, Pàdova) is a city and ''comune'' in Veneto, northern Italy. Padua is on the river Bacchiglione, west of Venice. It is the capital of the province of Padua. It is also the economic and communications hub of the ...

References

Brown-Manrique, Gerardo: The Ticino Guide. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 1989 ().

External links

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