The Foundation was established in Milan in September 1999, following the desire of Piero Portaluppi’s heirs to set up a centre for studies, research and dissemination of information, in order to re-enhance the architect’s works and his personality, recapturing the different aspects of his oeuvres, even the lesser known ones. This is the main objective of the Foundation’s bylaws.
Therefore, the first work, started in December of 1997, was focused on retrieving Portaluppi’s entire archive, which had been dispersed after his death, so that all the material that was recovered by the Foundation could be studied by others.
In order to fulfil its primary purpose, the Foundation aims to support research that is currently underway, which will ensure the retrieval, acquisition and restoration of material referring to the architect’s work: documents, drawings, transparencies, sketches, pieces of furniture, objects, photographs, videos, texts and publications.