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.^{[citation needed]}

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).

External links

• Website

• Aurelio Galfetti at archINFORM