Luca Ferrario Swiss-Italian photographer with an architectural background. He lives and works in Switzerland where he collaborates with prestigious architecture and engineering offices
He graduated in 2012 from the Academy of Architecture in Mendrisio, Switzerland, with Mario Botta as professor.
During his university studies, he develop an interest in photography and was fortunate to meet and learn the poetics of the great photographers Pino Musi, Mimmo Jodice and Hélène Binet
Starting in 2013, he worked for five years in architect Mario Botta’s studio in Mendrisio. He is privileged to remain in close contact with him, collaborating in numerous projects
Internationally renowned architecture photographer, uses ALPA, PhaseOne and Hasselblad equipment of the highest standard.
All the photographs are made with an optical bench, to guarantee the best result in the field of architectural photography
He collaborates with leading architecture and engineering firms throughout Switzerland and abroad
Exhibitions
2026
- m.a.x. museo - Chiasso, Switzerland - 1st Prize, Young Artists Award
- Kloster Ingenbohl, Brunnen, Switzerland *
2024
- Zentrum für Baukultur Sachsen im Kulturpalast - Ausstellung Semperpreis Roger Boltshauser - Dresden *
- Ziegelei-Museum - Cham, Switzerland *
- House of Art - Ceské Budejovice, Czech Republic *
2023
- Architekturgalerie am Weißenhof, Stuttgart *
2022
- La Galerie d'Architecture, Paris *
2017
- Royal Norwegian Embassy, Stockholm
- Fiore di pietra, Monte Generoso, Switzerland
Awards
2026
- 1st Prize, Young Artists Award, m.a.x. museo - Chiasso, Switzerland
2024
- Staatpreis - Die schönsten Bücher Österreichs for the book: Roger Boltshauser Response, Verlag Park Books - Zürich *
- ADC Annual Awards New York, Bronze, for the exhibition: La Galerie d'Architecture - Paris *
- ISTD International Typographic Awards Certificate of Excellence for the book: Roger Boltshauser Response, Verlag Park Books - Zürich *
2023
- award360°, Gold, for the exhibition: Ziegelei-Museum - Cham, Switzerland *
- European Design Awards finalist for the exhibition: Architekturgalerie am Weißenhof - Stuttgart *
Books
2023
- Roger Boltshauser Response, Verlag Park Books - Zürich *
Note
Works and exhibitions marked with an asterisk (*) feature my large-format photographs, produced and presented as part of exhibitions dedicated to Roger Boltshauser’s architecture.
Concept / Graphic design: Boltshauser Architekten – Zürich + Atelier Andrea Gassner – Feldkirch, Austria