Gion A. 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. Many of Caminada's projects are built of wood in a minimalist style mixing modern design with traditional Swiss methods and materials.

Education and career Caminada was born in Vrin, Graubünden, Switzerland. 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. Perhaps his most well-known work is the Stiva da morts or Totenstube , a mortuary used for wakes and funerals designed and built adjacent to Vrin's church between 1996 and 2002. Another key work in Vrin is the Mehrzweckhalle Vrin, a multipurpose hall built in 1995 and designed in collaboration with civil engineer Jürg Conzett. Many of Caminada's projects are built of wood in a minimalist style mixing modern design with traditional Swiss methods and materials. Deutscher Kritikerpreis, 2008 Prix Meret Oppenheim, 2010 Global Award for Sustainable Architecture, 2016