Bruno Giacometti
*24. 8. 1907 – Stampa, Switzerland
†21. 3. 2012 – Zollikon, Switzerland
Biography
Bruno Giacometti was among the most significant post-war Swiss architects. His older brothers, Alberto and Giego, were sculptors. In 1935, he married the painter, sculptor, and designer Odette Duperret. He studied architecture under Otto Salvisberg and Karl Moser at ETH Zurich. Initially, he worked at the Zurich studio of Karl Egender, where he designed the Hallenstadion (1939) and the Institute of Hygiene and Pharmacology at the University of Zurich (1960), among other projects. His other major works include schools in Brusio (1962), the town hall in Uster (1965), and the Natural History Museum in Chur (1982).
Bruno Giacometti was among the most significant post-war Swiss architects. His older brothers, Alberto and Giego, were sculptors. In 1935, he married the painter, sculptor, and designer Odette Duperret. He studied architecture under Otto Salvisberg and Karl Moser at ETH Zurich. Initially, he worked at the Zurich studio of Karl Egender, where he designed the Hallenstadion (1939) and the Institute of Hygiene and Pharmacology at the University of Zurich (1960), among other projects. His other major works include schools in Brusio (1962), the town hall in Uster (1965), and the Natural History Museum in Chur (1982).
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