Lino Losanno is a practicing architect in Florence, Italy specializing in private residences and luxury retail design.

At an early age he discovered his passion for architecture and design which greatly influenced his decision to dedicate his studies to architecture at the university level. He graduated from the Università di Napoli in 1991 and furthered his studies in France at the Écoles d'Art Américaines in Fontainebleau and also in New York at the Pratt Institute where he received his Masters Degree in Architecture.

He remained in New York for a few years collaborating with various architecture and interior design firms before returning to Italy as an Architect Associate at Nardi Associates from 1996 to 2002. At Nardi he collaborated with architect Lorenzo Perini at many international retail design projects. In 2002 Lino Losanno and Lorenzo Perini founded PLS DESIGN.