Aurelio Galfetti

Galfetti was born in Biasca, Ticino, on 2 April 1936. Together with Mario Botta, Luigi Snozzi, and Livio Vacchini, he is one of the foremost 20th-century architects from the Canton of Ticino. One of his most important works was the renovation of Castelgrande at Bellinzona. Galfetti died on 5 December 2021, at the age of 85. His nephew is Manuel Valls, former prime minister of France. == Trivia ==

Galfetti's sister, the actress Luisangela Galfetti, was married to the Catalan painter Xavier Valls. == Works ==

• Casa Rotalinti, 1961, Bellinzona • Kindergarten in Biasca, 1963–64, Biasca • Kindergarten, 1966, 1969–70, Lugano • Städtisches Freibad, 1967–70, Bellinzona • Kindergarten, 1969–71, Bedano • School centre, 1972, Riva San Vitale • School, 1972–75, Ascona • Main post office, 1981–85, Bellinzona • House Al Portone, 1984–85, Bellinzona • Tennis courts, 1985–86, Bellinzona • Leonardo residential building, 1986, Lugano • Houses Bianco e Nero, 1986, Bellinzona • Ferreti House, 1988, Gravesano • Transformation of Castelgrande, 1983–89, Bellinzona • Mediatheque, 1989–90, Chambéry • Bâtiment Ulysse, 1991–94, Lausanne • Aula polivalente, Università della Svizzera italiana (USI), 1999–2002, Lugano • Net Center, 2006, Padua == References ==