ARCHITECT
Mario Botta
1943 - Today

Mario Botta
Mario Botta is a Swiss architect born in Mendrisio, Ticino on 1 April 1943. At age fifteen, Botta dropped out of secondary school and apprenticed with the architectural firm of Carloni and Camenisch in Lugano. After three years, he went to the Art College in Milan for his baccalaureate, and then to Università Iuav di Venezia for his professional degree in 1969. During his time in Venice, Botta got to meet and work with the architects: Carlo Scarpa, Louis Kahn and Le Corbusier. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mario Botta is the 71st most popular architect (up from 85th in 2019), the 82nd most popular biography from Switzerland (up from 89th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Swiss Architect.
Mario Botta is most famous for his many modernist buildings in Switzerland, Italy, and France. He is also well known for his work on the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.
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Among ARCHITECTS
Among architects, Mario Botta ranks 71 out of 518. Before him are Ferdinand Cheval, Peter Zumthor, Bruno Taut, Michelozzo, Josef Hoffmann, and François Mansart. After him are Ustad Ahmad Lahori, Jules Hardouin-Mansart, Guarino Guarini, Charles Garnier, Albert Speer, and Peter Parler.
Most Popular Architects in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFerdinand Cheval
1836 - 1924
HPI: 70.13
Rank: 65
Peter Zumthor
1943 - Present
HPI: 70.10
Rank: 66
Bruno Taut
1880 - 1938
HPI: 70.06
Rank: 67
Michelozzo
1396 - 1472
HPI: 70.03
Rank: 68
Josef Hoffmann
1870 - 1956
HPI: 69.90
Rank: 69
François Mansart
1598 - 1666
HPI: 69.86
Rank: 70
Mario Botta
1943 - Present
HPI: 69.76
Rank: 71
Ustad Ahmad Lahori
1580 - 1649
HPI: 69.74
Rank: 72
Jules Hardouin-Mansart
1646 - 1708
HPI: 69.72
Rank: 73
Guarino Guarini
1624 - 1683
HPI: 69.70
Rank: 74
Charles Garnier
1825 - 1898
HPI: 69.69
Rank: 75
Albert Speer
1934 - 2017
HPI: 69.62
Rank: 76
Peter Parler
1330 - 1399
HPI: 69.55
Rank: 77
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1943, Mario Botta ranks 61. Before him are Helmut Marko, Johann Deisenhofer, Hanna Schygulla, Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson, Pervez Musharraf, and Peter Zumthor. After him are Leonardo Sandri, Esma Redžepova, Andreas Baader, Arthur B. McDonald, Masaru Emoto, and Terrence Malick.
Others Born in 1943
Go to all RankingsHelmut Marko
RACING DRIVER
1943 - Present
HPI: 70.49
Rank: 55
Johann Deisenhofer
CHEMIST
1943 - Present
HPI: 70.19
Rank: 56
Hanna Schygulla
ACTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 70.16
Rank: 57
Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 70.16
Rank: 58
Pervez Musharraf
POLITICIAN
1943 - 2023
HPI: 70.12
Rank: 59
Peter Zumthor
ARCHITECT
1943 - Present
HPI: 70.10
Rank: 60
Mario Botta
ARCHITECT
1943 - Present
HPI: 69.76
Rank: 61
Leonardo Sandri
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1943 - Present
HPI: 69.74
Rank: 62
Esma Redžepova
SINGER
1943 - 2016
HPI: 69.71
Rank: 63
Andreas Baader
EXTREMIST
1943 - 1977
HPI: 69.54
Rank: 64
Arthur B. McDonald
ASTRONOMER
1943 - Present
HPI: 69.47
Rank: 65
Masaru Emoto
WRITER
1943 - 2014
HPI: 69.41
Rank: 66
Terrence Malick
FILM DIRECTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 67
In Switzerland
Among people born in Switzerland, Mario Botta ranks 82 out of 1,015. Before him are Horace Bénédict de Saussure (1740), Heinrich Wölfflin (1864), Peter Zumthor (1943), Félix Vallotton (1865), Roger Federer (1981), and Niklaus Wirth (1934). After him are H. R. Giger (1940), Carl Nägeli (1817), Margareta of Romania (1949), Rolf M. Zinkernagel (1944), Gaspard Bauhin (1560), and Ernest Bloch (1880).
Others born in Switzerland
Go to all RankingsHorace Bénédict de Saussure
MOUNTAINEER
1740 - 1799
HPI: 70.44
Rank: 76
Heinrich Wölfflin
HISTORIAN
1864 - 1945
HPI: 70.43
Rank: 77
Peter Zumthor
ARCHITECT
1943 - Present
HPI: 70.10
Rank: 78
Félix Vallotton
PAINTER
1865 - 1925
HPI: 69.96
Rank: 79
Roger Federer
TENNIS PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 69.90
Rank: 80
Niklaus Wirth
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1934 - 2024
HPI: 69.80
Rank: 81
Mario Botta
ARCHITECT
1943 - Present
HPI: 69.76
Rank: 82
H. R. Giger
PAINTER
1940 - 2014
HPI: 69.74
Rank: 83
Carl Nägeli
BIOLOGIST
1817 - 1891
HPI: 69.73
Rank: 84
Margareta of Romania
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 69.58
Rank: 85
Rolf M. Zinkernagel
PHYSICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 86
Gaspard Bauhin
BIOLOGIST
1560 - 1624
HPI: 69.16
Rank: 87
Ernest Bloch
COMPOSER
1880 - 1959
HPI: 69.07
Rank: 88
Among ARCHITECTS In Switzerland
Among architects born in Switzerland, Mario Botta ranks 6. Before him are Le Corbusier (1887), Francesco Borromini (1599), Carlo Maderno (1556), Domenico Fontana (1543), and Peter Zumthor (1943). After him are Hannes Meyer (1889), Max Bill (1908), Carlo Fontana (1638), Pietro Lombardo (1435), Bernard Tschumi (1944), and Pierre Jeanneret (1896).
Le Corbusier
1887 - 1965
HPI: 86.85
Rank: 1
Francesco Borromini
1599 - 1667
HPI: 77.11
Rank: 2
Carlo Maderno
1556 - 1629
HPI: 73.83
Rank: 3
Domenico Fontana
1543 - 1607
HPI: 70.50
Rank: 4
Peter Zumthor
1943 - Present
HPI: 70.10
Rank: 5
Mario Botta
1943 - Present
HPI: 69.76
Rank: 6
Hannes Meyer
1889 - 1954
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 7
Max Bill
1908 - 1994
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 8
Carlo Fontana
1638 - 1714
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 9
Pietro Lombardo
1435 - 1515
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 10
Bernard Tschumi
1944 - Present
HPI: 63.28
Rank: 11
Pierre Jeanneret
1896 - 1967
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 12