Description: Flora Ruchat Roncati (1937-2012) established herself as a prominent protagonist of the Ticinese architecture that gained wide recognition in the mid 1970s, and whose influence on the international architectural discourse is still perceptible today.
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Flora Ruchat-Roncati (1937-2012) established herself as a prominent protagonist of the Ticinese architecture that gained wide recognition in the mid 1970s, and whose influence on the international architectural discourse is still perceptible today. She was also the first woman to hold an ordinary Professorship at ETH Zurich, between 1985 and 2002, during which she contributed to the formation of several generations of Swiss practitioners who are now leaders in their professional field. To her work as practi
This notable legacy was accomplished through a subtle yet powerful combination of talent and diplomacy, determination and flexibility. Ruchat-Roncatis’s built production is itself heterogeneous, consciously rejecting the creation of a recognisable signature style, in favour of developing the most appropriate solution for each situation. One reason for its variety is Ruchat-Roncati’s pronounced preference for projects in shared partnership and cooperative authorship, from her early partnership with Aurelio G