Hailing from Graubünden, the same Swiss canton as fellow architect Peter Zumthor, Gion A Caminada has built little outside of his native region and instead focussed much of his life’s work on the village of Vrin, where he established his studio in the late 1970s.
Who is Gian Antoni Caminada?
Gion Antoni Caminada (born 8 August 1957) is a Swiss architect and professor of architecture at the ETH Zurich. He is known for his works in and around the Swiss village of Vrin, including the Stiva da morts mortuary.
Who is Cesar Caminada?
Caminada was born in Vrin, Graubünden, Switzerland. After apprenticing as a carpenter and cabinetmaker, Caminada attended the Kunstgewerbeschule Zürich (now part of the Zurich University of the Arts ). He then completed a postgraduate degree in architecture at ETH Zurich, opening an architecture office in his home village of Vrin in the late 1970s.
What are Caminada’s projects made of?
Many of Caminada’s projects are built of wood in a minimalist style mixing modern design with traditional Swiss methods and materials. Caminada was born in Vrin, Graubünden, Switzerland.
