Founder of FUKSAS
Massimiliano Fuksas (b. 1944, Rome) is a renowned Italian architect of Lithuanian descent and a key figure in contemporary architecture since the 1980s. He graduated from the University of Rome “La Sapienza” in 1969 and has led a prolific international career marked by prestigious awards and honors, including the Grand Prix National d’Architecture Française, the AIA and RIBA Honorary Fellowships, and the Légion d’Honneur. Fuksas directed the 7th Venice Architecture Biennale (2000) under the theme Less Aesthetics, More Ethics and has served on major planning commissions in Berlin and Salzburg. His work spans public, cultural, and transportation projects worldwide, such as the Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport, which earned several international awards. Alongside practice, he has contributed to architectural discourse through columns in L’Espresso and La Repubblica, and held visiting professorships at institutions like Columbia University, the École Spéciale d’Architecture in Paris, and academies in Vienna and Stuttgart. His work often focuses on urban challenges in large metropolitan areas.
