Pier Vittorio Aureli is an Italian architect, educator, and theorist known for his critical approach to architecture’s role within the political and economic structures of society. He is co-founder of the architecture office Dogma, which focuses on large-scale urban projects and the relationship between architecture and the political. Aureli is a professor at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and has taught at institutions such as the Architectural Association in London. His influential writings, including The Possibility of an Absolute Architecture, position him as a leading voice in contemporary architectural theory and radical architectural thought.