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]
Franco Purini | |
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 Franco Purini in 2012 | |
| Born | November 9, 1941 |
| Occupation | Architect |
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]
Publications
edit- Luogo e Progetto [Place and Project], edited by Francesco Moschini, Rome: Magma Editrice, 1976 (reprinted Rome: Kappa / A.A.M. Architettura Arte Moderna, 1981).
- Pareti. Sette incisioni, text by Francesco Moschini, Rome: Edizioni Romero, 1977.
- Alcune forme della casa, edited by Francesco Moschini, Rome: Edizioni Kappa / A.A.M. Architettura Arte Moderna, 1979.
- L'architettura didattica, Reggio Calabria: Casa del Libro / Gangemi Editore, 1980.
- Sette paesaggi / Seven Landscapes, Milan: Quaderni di Lotus, 1988. ISBN 978-8828903536
- Dal Progetto. Scritti teorici di Franco Purini 1966-1991, Rome: Edizioni Kappa, 1992. ISBN 978-8878900592
- Una lezione sul disegno, Rome: Gangemi Editore, 1996. ISBN 978-8874486410
- Comporre l'architettura [Composing Architecture], Bari: Editori Laterza, 2000. ISBN 978-8842061540
- "Belice: la ricostruzione interminabile", in Parametro, no. 251, May-June 2004, pp. 58–61.
- La città uguale. Scritti scelti sulla città e il progetto urbano dal 1966 al 2004, edited by Margherita Petranzan and Gianfranco Neri, Padua: Il Poligrafo, 2005. ISBN 978-8871153902
- La misura italiana dell'architettura, Rome-Bari: Laterza, 2008. ISBN 978-8842085171
- "The Power of Drawing", interview in STUDIO Architecture and Urbanism magazine, Issue#03 Icon, edited by Romolo Calabrese, Milan, 2012.
- Discorso sull'architettura. Cinque itinerari nell'arte del costruire, Venice: Marsilio, 2022. ISBN 978-8829713783
- AB = 1,618 X BC. La sezione aurea, Bologna: Il Mulino, 2024. ISBN 978-8815388797
References
edit- ↑ "Torre Eurosky". Emporis. Archived from the original on February 4, 2016. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 "Franco Purini biografia Treccani" (in Italian). Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana. Retrieved 2026-04-01.
- ↑ "Scheda su Franco Purini" (in Italian). Università di Pavia. Retrieved 2026-04-01.
- ↑ "Belice '80: progetti alternativi" (in Italian). Lombardia Beni Culturali / Fondazione La Triennale di Milano. Retrieved 2026-04-01.
- ↑ "Professore Emerito Franco Purini" (PDF) (in Italian). Sapienza Università di Roma. Retrieved 2026-04-01.
- ↑ "Franco Purini" (in Italian). Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana. Retrieved 2026-04-01.
- ↑ "Purini Franco Accademici" (in Italian). Accademia delle Arti del Disegno. Retrieved 2026-04-01.
- ↑ "DENTRO LA STRADA NOVISSIMA" (PDF). MAXXI. Retrieved 2026-04-01.
- 1 2 "Franco Purini: Exercises of Claustrophobia". The Cooper Union. Retrieved 2026-04-01.