Valerio olgiati iconographic autobiography

Two weeks before I was due to interview Valerio Olgiati in Sydney, I received an email from his studio.

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Each plate is connected to the overall book by the continuous text, to the architect's drive through the images of an iconographic autobiography, and to his works themselves through photos and rendering.

The book compiles all his important buildings and projects since 1996 - as well as a complete catalogue of works and a bibliography.

Valerio Olgiati (born 1958) is a Swiss architect.

In a reduced, clear language this iconographic autobiography offers a very personal view of the Valerio Olgiati's activity and of his selfimage as an.

Set out in the email was a list of interview conditions.

I have interviewed a number of architects, none of whom issued preconditions. The first condition was that I attend Olgiati’s talk for the Australian Institute of Architects’ International Speaker Series.

No problem there. Another condition was that I read a couple of attached articles (more on that below).

Each plate is connected to the overall book by the continuous text, to the architect's drive through the images of an iconographic autobiography, and to his.

One condition stipulated that I focus my questions “on Valerio and his work/architecture.”

This was surprising, as the thought of asking about anything else had never occurred to me. The only truly problematic condition was that I submit all my questions in advance, with a prescribed deadline so tight as to almost ensure non-compliance.

Inevitably, the interview did not take place.

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