Category - Mario Botta

Discover the thoughtful Quotes of Mario Botta, a philosopher and author. Our collection of his most impactful quotes reflects his deep understanding of language, philosophy, and history. Motivational Quotes of Mario Botta
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Mario Botta

I wanted to design a museum in which everything would seem clear.

– Mario Botta

Mario Botta

Artificial light is used because you can control it better. Technically, it is more homogeneous, more delicate, and less damaging to artwork. But I think it’s interesting when the visitor can see variations in the light, when it is not only technical or suitable.

– Mario Botta

Mario Botta

There’s no point in us designing synthetic laboratories that could just as well be in Dusseldorf or Helsinki. San Francisco has its light, which must be used.

– Mario Botta

Mario Botta

It was very useful to learn the history, the theory, and the art of building from a practical background.

– Mario Botta

Mario Botta

The architect aspires to build in a city as the artist aspires to exhibit his works in a museum.

– Mario Botta

Mario Botta

The architect works in the territory of memory.

– Mario Botta

Mario Botta

I want to modernize the ancient. I prefer to work with materials formed naturally over thousands of years.

– Mario Botta

Death Design Mario Botta Marriage

There is great mystery in a church. For me, there is a great privilege to be confronted with the design of a church because it shelters the most powerful themes of humanity: birth, marriage, death.

– Mario Botta

Art Mario Botta

A museum is a spiritual place. People lower their voices when they get close to art.

– Mario Botta

Architecture Mario Botta Space

For me, architecture is not just creating a space to protect people but to make them dream as well.

– Mario Botta

Architecture Mario Botta

Great architecture of the past was always clear. SFMOMA is still a simple building to understand.

– Mario Botta

Architecture Mario Botta

Buildings in modern cities have lost their metaphoric aspect. Much contemporary architecture is very fragmented and busy on the outside. It’s like a skin or a skull, but you don’t know what’s inside.

– Mario Botta

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