Swiss legend Luigi Snozzi dies of Covid
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Source: Wojciech Kaczura
Swiss architect Luigi Snozzi, best known for his ‘masterful use’ of exposed concrete and theoretical approach to architecture, has died, aged 88, after contracting Covid-19
Snozzi spent 35 years primarily working in the Swiss canton of Ticino, in particular with the mayor and local community in the mountain town of Monte Carasso, where he drew up a new urban plan and regulatory framework for its development.
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His built work ranged from single family houses to social housing, commercial and public buildings. He also collaborated with other celebrated architects, including Paulo Mendes da Rocha in Brazil and Álvaro Siza in Portugal.