Contents Light and Gravity 8 Mario Botta Bottiana 12 Giuliano Gresleri Space, Geometry and Light 26 Lionello Puppi The Drawings of Mario Botta 34 Heinrich Thelen Works Jean Tinguely Museum, Basle 40 Bruxelles Lambert Bank, Geneva 44 Cumbre de las Americas Monument, Santa Cruz de la Sierra 48 The Cymbalista Synagogue and Jewish Heritage Center, Tel Aviv 58 Swisscom Centre, Bellinzona 66 Municipal Library, Dortmund 70 San Carlino, Lugano 80 Villa Redaelli, Bernareggio 88 Friedrich Diirrenmatt Centre, Neuchatel 96 National Youth Sports Centre,Tenero 104 Harting Offices, Minden 108 Piazzale della Pace, Parma 116 Noah's Ark, Jerusalem 124 National Bank of Greece, Athens 132 TCS Offices-Tata Consultancy Services, Noida, New Delhi 140 Two weekend houses, Lorcarno-Cardada 148 MART- Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Rovereto 154 Chapel for the Mite Giannetti D'Angiolo Foundation, Azzano di Seravezza 166 Petra Winery, Suvereto 174 Central Bus Terminal, Lugano 182 Kyobo Tower, Seoul 190 TCS Offices-Tata Consultancy Services, Hyderabad 204 Pope John XXIII Pastoral Centre, Seriate 210 Facade for the Parish Church, Genestrerio 214 Noise protection, Chiasso 218 Tour de Moron, Mallerey 222 Projects Church at Malpensa Airport, Milan 228 Church of Santo Volto,Turin 232 New Mariinsky Theatre, St Petersburg 236 Objects 13 Vases 240 Chair 244 Appendix Profile of Works 246 Profile of Projects 256 Profile of Objects 257 Complete List of Works 1993-2003 258 Biographical Notes 262 Monographic Bibliography 264 Essential Filmography 267 Credits 269