Accademia di Architettura in Mendrisio 25 years

7 July 2021

The Accademia di Architettura, the Academy of Architecture, was founded in 1996 in Mendrisio, Canton of Ticino.

One of its founders was the architect Mario Botta (born in 1947). The starting point was to create an interdisciplinary centre of expertise with architecture at its core.

The Academy accommodates various disciplines, such as biology, philosophy, genetics, and (applied) arts, as well as a new synthesis of technical knowledge, human sciences, social sciences, practical skills, and critical and historical thinking.

The twenty-fifth anniversary of the Academy in Mendrisio will be celebrated with a series of events held both at and around the Academy. The Academy is internationally renowned and hosts 800 students from 40 countries.

(Source and further information: www.arc.usi.ch).