[t.a.]Massimiliano Fuksas was born in Rome in 1944, where he graduated in architecture at La Sapienza in 1969. In 1967 he opened his studio in Rome, which was followed in 1989 and 1993, those of Paris and Vienna. He currently lives and works between Rome and Paris. He worked as teaching in several universities, including the Staadtliche Bildenden Akademie der Künste in Stuttgart, the École Spéciale d'Architecture in Paris, the Akademie der Künste in Vienna Bildenden, Columbia University in New York and The Wisdom of Rome. In 1998 he was awarded the International Vitruvio career in Buenos Aires. In 1999 he received the Grand Prix d'Architecture Française and the following year, he was named the National Academy of San Luca and Commandeur de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres de la République Française. In 2002 he was awarded Fellowship of the IIA dell'Honorary. From 1998 to 2000 he conducted the VII International Biennale of Architecture in Venice, 'Less Aesthetics, More Ethichs' and, since January 2000, by the section of Architecture of the weekly "L'Espresso", founded by Bruno Zevi. His practice focuses primarily on the implementation of public works, including university buildings and large urban complexes.