Architect, born in Dalmatia. Little is known of his early work or training, but he was in Urbino c.1465, and by 1468 had been appointed architect in chief at the Palazzo Ducal of Federico da Montefeltro. The design of the palace courtyard evidenced his familiarity with recent Renaissance masterpieces in the field, particularly Brunelleschi's Foundling Hospital, Florence. He is recognized as one of the leading figures of 15th-c Italian architecture.
Luciano Laurana (c.1420 – 1479) was a Dalmatian-born Italian architect and engineer who worked in Italy in the late 15th century.
Laurana was born in Vrana, near Zadar (modern Croatia, the part of the Republic of Venice). From 1466 to 1472 he directed the works of the new palace commissioned by Federico II da Montefeltro, duke of Urbino. The exact attribution of the works is still disputed, as it is known that also Francesco di Giorgio has a role in the construction: the innovative façade, however, is traditionally recognized as Laurana's.
Later he worked in Naples for the king Ferrante II of Naples.
The famous anonymous picture La città ideale, housed in the Urbino National Gallery, has been attributed to him.
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