January 20, 2012 -- 3:40PM
Yesterday we traveled 15 minutes north to Lugano. It is the nearest "city" to us. It is very small and tucked in between the mountains on the Ticino River, just like Riva. It is an absolutely beautiful city. You can find anything from high design fashion/high end food/high end, international businesses to small businesses, small shops, small cafes, and brilliant parks. The architecture was absolutely amazing. It was like every other turn you took you found at least one nice building/detail to take a picture of. Many famous architects have built in this city such as Mario Botta and Thomas Durisch. We met with Lucy Ferrari, who founded this program with her husband who is the founder of Virginia Tech's College of Architecture.
Università della Svizzera italiana
Biblioteca
This building used to have an operable shading system but it broke within the first year
Mario Botta building
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