...Riccardo Salvi (architect) and Gigi Donelli (journalist) will visit on behalf of Rete Due Radio Svizzera Italiana some of the leading architects in Switzerland to find out what their opinion is about the issue of the characteristics and national identity in terms of architecture. LASER Monday June 2nd at 9:00 a.m. (replica at 10:35 p.m.) A talk with MARIO BOTTA LASER Tuesday June 3rd at 9:00 a.m. (replica at 10:35 p.m.) A talk with CONRADIN CLAVUOT LASER Wednesday June 4th at 9:00 a.m. (replica at 10:35 p.m.) A talk with QUINTUS MILLER & PAOLA MARANTA LASER Thursday June 5th at 9:00 a.m. (replica at 10:35 p.m.) A talk with LUCA SELVA, MARCO VOLPATO & NICOLE HATZ LASER Friday June 6th at 9:00 a.m. (replica at 10:35 p.m.) A talk with ROGER DIENER MOBY DICK Saturday June 7th at 10:00 a.m. A talk with LUIGI SNOZZI http://www.rsi.ch/rete-due/ The breaking down of political and economic barriers and the unification of worldwide markets, the interaction between ethnic groups and doctrines of various kinds, the interdependence between behavior patterns have led to the birth of cultural movements that recognize and represent systems based on common values. For this reason, architecture can no longer be defined according to the nationality of the designer, who in many cases was born in one country,studied in another and has worked in three or four different continents. Moreover, it is undeniable that some national mentalities survive even within the globalized cultural world. Beyond formal outcome – different from time to time – Swiss architecture is certainly marked by professional pragmatism, respect for the environment, attention to scale, strictness and extreme accuracy in construction details.

...Riccardo Salvi (architect) and Gigi Donelli (journalist) will visit on behalf of Rete Due Radio Svizzera Italiana some of the leading architects in Switzerland to find out what their opinion is about the issue of the characteristics and national identity in terms of architecture. LASER Monday June 2nd at 9:00 a.m. (replica at 10:35 p.m.) A talk with MARIO BOTTA LASER Tuesday June 3rd at 9:00 a.m. (replica at 10:35 p.m.) A talk with CONRADIN CLAVUOT LASER Wednesday June 4th at 9:00 a.m. (replica at 10:35 p.m.) A talk with QUINTUS MILLER & PAOLA MARANTA LASER Thursday June 5th at 9:00 a.m. (replica at 10:35 p.m.) A talk with LUCA SELVA, MARCO VOLPATO & NICOLE HATZ LASER Friday June 6th at 9:00 a.m. (replica at 10:35 p.m.) A talk with ROGER DIENER MOBY DICK Saturday June 7th at 10:00 a.m. A talk with LUIGI SNOZZI http://www.rsi.ch/rete-due/ The breaking down of political and economic barriers and the unification of worldwide markets, the interaction between ethnic groups and doctrines of various kinds, the interdependence between behavior patterns have led to the birth of cultural movements that recognize and represent systems based on common values. For this reason, architecture can no longer be defined according to the nationality of the designer, who in many cases was born in one country,studied in another and has worked in three or four different continents. Moreover, it is undeniable that some national mentalities survive even within the globalized cultural world. Beyond formal outcome – different from time to time – Swiss architecture is certainly marked by professional pragmatism, respect for the environment, attention to scale, strictness and extreme accuracy in construction details.