Designed by Carlo Cesarini, Autosilo is a brutalist (or ‘nudi et crudi’ in Italian) multi-storey car park and mini shopping centre in Lugano’s financial district. Its fortress-like structure and zigzag lines cut into the sky like saw blades. The ageing concrete boulder contrasts sharply with its sleek and shiny postmodernist neighbours, most of which were designed or inspired by Mario Botta. Not having undergone any redevelopments, Autosilo Balestra has its trumps, though: it offers a rare, authentic glimpse into the car-centric Swiss shopping experience of the late seventies.