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.

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

• 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