Franco Purini
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Franco Purini | |
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 Franco Purini in 2012 | |
| Born | November 9, 1941 |
| Occupation | Architect |
Franco Purini, born as Francesco Purini (Isola del Liri, 9 November 1941), is an Italian architect, essayist, and university professor. He has designed many buildings, including the Torre Eurosky in Rome.[1]
He studied architecture in Rome with Ludovico Quaroni, earning his degree in 1971.[2] He spent his free time in the company of Franco Libertucci, Achille Perilli, and Lorenzo Taiuti.[3]
After his first work experiences with Maurizio Sacripanti and Vittorio Gregotti, he joined the "Belice 80" workshop.[2][4] Starting in 1969, he taught mainly at the universities of Florence and Cosenza.[5] After a brief period of teaching in Reggio Calabria and Rome, he became a professor at the IUAV in Venice.[2] Since 2003, he has taught at the Sapienza University of Rome.[6]
For his accomplishments in his field as an architect and theoretician, he was elected Accademico Corrispondente in the Academy of Arts and Drawings of Florence.[7]
Starting in 1966, he established a lifelong collaboration in Rome with his wife, Laura Thermes, with whom he participated in the Venice Biennale and the Milan Triennale.[2]
In 1980, he was one of the architects called by Paolo Portoghesi to the Venice Biennale to participate in the "Strada Novissima" installation, which became a manifesto of postmodern architecture.[8]
His projects often feature dense patterns of lines and cross-references.[9] His structures echo rationalism and the classical tradition, citing the works of Maurizio Sacripanti and Giovan Battista Piranesi.[9]
