Renato De Fusco was a renowned historian and essayist on architecture and design. A former Chair of Architectural History at the University of Naples, he also served as a critic of contemporary art, architecture and design at the Op.cit magazine, which he diligently directed for sixty years, considered one of Italy’s most respected cultural publications in the sector. In 1967 the Italian National Institute of Architecture awarded him the In/Arch prize for the magazine, and in 2001 he received the same prize for his career in the field.

The numerous books published include "La Idea de Arquitectura" (1964, "Spanish trans." 1976), "Architettura come Mass Medium" (1967), "Storia e Struttura" (1970), "Historia de la Arquitectura Contemporánea" (1974, "Spanish trans." 1976), "L'Architettura dell Ottocento" (1980), "L'Architettura del Cinquecento" (1981), "Storia dell Arte Contemporanea" (1983), "L'Architettura del Quattrocento" (1984) "Storia dell Arredamento" (1985), "Le Nuove Idee di Architettura" (1991), "Mille Anni di Architettura in Europa" (1993), "Storia dell Idea di Storia" (1998), "Trattato di Architettura" (2001) and "Teorica di Arredamento e Design" (2002).