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Paolo Portoghesi

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Paolo Portoghesi (born 2 November 1931, Rome) is an Italian architect, theorist, historian and professor of architecture at the University La Sapienza in Rome. Portoghesi's activity took place in parallel on the sides of historical research and architectural design, aiming at the reintegration of collective memory in the tradition of modern architecture. The Mosque and Islamic Cultural Center in Rome (1984-95) and the Renaissance district in the Talenti Park in Rome (2001) are among his most famous architectural works. Portoghesi studied architecture at the Faculty of Architecture at the University of Rome, completing his studies in 1957. He taught History of criticism (1962-66) at the University of Rome, from 1967 to 1977 he was prof. of history of architecture at the Polytechnic of Milan, of which he was dean from 1968 to 1976. Since 1995 he teaches design at the faculty of architecture of the Rome University. Portoghesi opened an architectural practice with architect-engineer Vittorio Gigliotti (born 1921) in Rome in 1964. He was president of the architectural section of the Venice Biennale from 1979 to 1992, editor of the magazine Controspazio from 1969 to 1983. In 1972 he was a participant in Documenta 5 in with a model made of wood, plexiglass, cardboard and steel and 30 drawings for the planning for the utopian city ​​DIKAIA: Dikaia, the city after the 3rd industrial revolution, developed together with Vittorio Gigliotti Kassel in the Department of Parallel Imagery: Utopia and Planning. Selection of projects and works: 1. Casa Baldi, Rome (1959) 2. Casa Andreis Scandriglia (1964) 3. Casa Bevilacqua (1964) 4. Theatre of Cagliari (1965) 5. Casa Papanice Roma (1966) 6. Church of Sacra Famiglia, Salerno (1969) 7. The Grand Hotel, Khartoum, Sudan (1972–73) 8. Royal Court, Amman, Jordan (1973) 9. Mosque of Rome (1974) 10. Academy of Fine Arts, L'Aquila (1978–82) 11. ENEL Condominium, Tarquinia (1981) 12. Centola Palinuro (Salerno, Italy) Town Plan (Piano Regolatore)(1984) 13. Tegel residence, IBA Berlin, Germany (1984–88) 14. Le terme di Montecatini, Pistoia (1987) 15. The Politeama Theatre, Catanzaro (1988) 16. The garden and library of Calcata (1990) 17. La piazza Leon Battista Alberti, Rimini (1990) 18. Chapel of Don Giuseppe Rizzo, Alcamo (1995) 19. Church of Santa Maria della Pace, Terni (1997) 20. Grande Mosque, Strasburg, France (2000) 21. The Rinascimento in Talenti park, Rome (2001) 22. The Montpellier Gardens (Lattes), France 23. The Central American Parliament, Esquipulas, Guatemala 24. The Primavera restaurant, Moscow, Russia 25. Town Hall square, Pirmasens, Germany. 26. Headquarters of the Royalties Institute, St. Peter's College, Oxford, UK 27. Public square, Shanghai, China (2006) 28. Strasbourg Mosque, due for completion 2010 29. Cimitero Nuovo di Cesena, 2011 Awards: 1. Honoris Causa in Technical Sciences from the University of Lausanne, Switzerland 2. Legion d'Honneur, France.