Luigi Snozzi

Born in Mendrisio in 1932, he is one of the most renowned Swiss architects. After graduating from the Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich in 1957, he worked in the practice of Peppo Brivio and Rino Tami before opening his own practice in Locarno in 1958. From 1962 to 1968 he worked in association with Livio Vacchini. In parallel with his work as an architect, he began an intense teaching activity: invited professor at the Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (1973-75), at the School of Architecture of the University of Geneva (1981), at the Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (1980-82 and 1984-85), where he became full professor in 1985. Following this appointment, he opened a second studio in Lausanne in 1988. Winner of numerous competitions, in 1993 he received the "Prince of Wales" award from Harvard University for his work in the municipality of Monte Carasso, and in 2018 the Swiss Grand Prix Arts / Prix Meret Oppenheim.

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