After graduating with a degree in architecture in Florence, Gian Franco Gasparini taught industrial design at ISIA in Florence. He founded the Universita del Progetto, a school for design and communication located in Reggio Emilia. In 2002 Anna and Gian Franco Gasparini founded the Architettura della Comunicazione company, which works in the area of design and on the communication processes associated with it. Their most recent projects are the Langhe Museum in Grinzane Cavour castle and the coordinated image project for the network of Cariparma/Credit Agricole bank branches.