Franco Purini

He spent his free time in the company of Franco Libertucci, Achille Perilli, and Lorenzo Taiuti. After his first work experiences with Maurizio Sacripanti and Vittorio Gregotti, he joined the "Belice 80" workshop. Starting in 1969, he taught mainly at the universities of Florence and Cosenza. After a brief period of teaching in Reggio Calabria and Rome, he became a professor at the IUAV in Venice. Since 2003, he has taught at the Sapienza University of Rome. 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. 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. 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. His projects often feature dense patterns of lines and cross-references. His structures echo rationalism and the classical tradition, citing the works of Maurizio Sacripanti and Giovan Battista Piranesi.

Franco Purini studied at Sapienza University of Rome. Training under Ludovico Quaroni is recorded. The recorded working language is Italian. Places of work recorded in the authority are Rome. Employment is recorded with Sapienza University of Rome. Distinctions recorded are Gold Medal of the Italian Order of Merit for Culture and Art.

• Name — Franco Purini • Born — 9 November 1941 • Birthplace — Isola del Liri, Lazio, Italy • Occupation — Architect

Franco Purini is recorded as architect, essayist and academic.