Livio Vacchini
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Livio Vacchini was a Swiss architect
from Ticino
.
. From 1953 to 1958 he studied architecture at Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
in Zurich
. After a stay in Stockholm
and Paris
from 1959 to 1961, he established his own architecture studio in Locarno
called Studio Vacchini architetti, working closely with Luigi Snozzi
.
The works of Livio Vacchini feature an extreme coherence of theme and practice. Each project is conceived ideally as the continuation of the lines of research explored by modern architects of the classical tradition, like Perret, Mies van der Rohe and Kahn.
An extreme reduction of structural elements is present in all his designs . The most important values of his works lie precisely in their intentional "untimeliness" : indifferent to novelty, interested only in respecting an inner coherence, detached, far from the chatter and gossip of the world of architecture of our time.
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
from Ticino
Ticino
Canton Ticino or Ticino is the southernmost canton of Switzerland. Named after the Ticino river, it is the only canton in which Italian is the sole official language...
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Life
Livio Vacchini was born in LocarnoLocarno
Locarno is the capital of the Locarno district, located on the northern tip of Lake Maggiore in the Swiss canton of Ticino, close to Ascona at the foot of the Alps. It has a population of about 15,000...
. From 1953 to 1958 he studied architecture at Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
ETH Zurich
The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich or ETH Zürich is an engineering, science, technology, mathematics and management university in the City of Zurich, Switzerland....
in Zurich
Zürich
Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...
. After a stay in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
and Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
from 1959 to 1961, he established his own architecture studio in Locarno
Locarno
Locarno is the capital of the Locarno district, located on the northern tip of Lake Maggiore in the Swiss canton of Ticino, close to Ascona at the foot of the Alps. It has a population of about 15,000...
called Studio Vacchini architetti, working closely with Luigi Snozzi
Luigi Snozzi
Luigi Snozzi is a Swiss architect from Ticino. He is currently working in Locarno and Lugano.He studied at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich. From 1962 to 1971, Snozzi worked in association with architect Livio Vacchini...
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The works of Livio Vacchini feature an extreme coherence of theme and practice. Each project is conceived ideally as the continuation of the lines of research explored by modern architects of the classical tradition, like Perret, Mies van der Rohe and Kahn.
An extreme reduction of structural elements is present in all his designs . The most important values of his works lie precisely in their intentional "untimeliness" : indifferent to novelty, interested only in respecting an inner coherence, detached, far from the chatter and gossip of the world of architecture of our time.