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When did Francesco Borromini become the university architect in Rome?
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Francesco Borromini
Piazza Navona, Rome, with the church of Sant'Agnese in Agone, designed by Francesco Borromini, and (foreground) the Fountain of the Moor, originally designed by Giacomo della Porta and revised by Gian Lorenzo Bernini.
Francesco Borromini was awarded the office of university architect in Rome in 1632. He received this appointment upon the commendation of Gian Lorenzo Bernini and Francesco Cardinal Barberini.1