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Ticino Modernism: The University of Lugano |
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USI’s master plan was liberally based on a 1997 study by architect Peter Zumthor and his students at the Academia that proposed five buildings differentiated by function, in contrast to the conventional practice of assigning buildings by academic departments. The only exception is the theological school, which occupies its own structure as an independent entity. The guiding strategy was to create unity through landscaping and sense of accessibility through architectural transparency.
 
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About the AuthorsKenneth Frampton is the Ware Professor of Architecture at Columbia University. He is an architect and architectural historian educated at the Architectural Association in London and has worked as an architect in England, Israel, and the U.S. He has written many books including, most recently, a synthetic account of Le Corbusier published by Thames and Hudson in 2001. Richard Ingersoll received his Ph.D from the University of California at Berkeley and currently teaches at Syracuse University in Florence and Facoltà di Architettura, Ferrara. Recent books include: A Critical Mosaic, Volume I: North America, USA and Canada and La Periferia Italiana (with Lorenzo Bellicini). He writes criticism for Architecture, Arquitectura Viva, Harvard Design Magazine, and Bauwelt. From 1983-97 he was the editor of Design Book Review. |
he new campus for the Unversity of Italian Switzerland (USI) in Lugano is an excellent example of how to obtain overall harmony while indulging multiple authors. An acknowledged master of Ticino Modernism, Aurelio Galfetti and his associate for this project, Jachen Könz, designed the master plan and one of the campus’ five buildings, while the other four were designed by teams of architects under 40, chosen through a competition. Architects were chosen in 1998 and the campus was completed by 2002. Each building possesses its own character and style, while the assemblage adheres to the taste of the master planner, who influenced each project as the general coordinator of works.