Valerio Olgiati was born in 1958 and studied architecture at the ETH Zuerich. Having lived and worked first in Zuerich and later in Los Angeles for some years, in 1996 he opened his own practice in Zurich and in 2005 in Chur.
His major projects include the school in Paspels, the Yellow House in Flims, house K+N in Wollerau, the new University in Lucerne, a house in Sari d’Orcino Corsica, a small house in Rottenburg Germany, the project for Lake Cauma in Flims, a house for musician Bardill in Scharans and the museum for the Swiss National Parc in Zernez Switzerland.
As a guest professor he taught at ETH Zuerich, at AA London and at Cornell University, NY. Since 2002 he has been a full professor at the Accademia di architettura Mendrisio at the Università della Svizzera italiana.