Consuming Identity
According to the Greek biographer Plutarch, the saying ‘De gustibus non est disputandum’ was pronounced by Julius Caesar in front of a plate of asparagus seasoned with butter. The dish…
Sustainability, Ornament and Circularity
Zygmunt Bauman, a Polish sociologist and philosopher who died in 2017, starting from the late 90s defined the current society as "Liquid Modernity"¹. The paradigm focused on the absence of…
Circular Architecture: climate change and new models of economic development
Limiting wastage, reducing consumption and a reasoning resource use are the cornerstones of an economic development model of our days that lead us to the only possible future: the one…
Open, inclusive and green cities: interview with Teo Comet
It is clear that the socio-economic system in which we live is showing us its inadequacy for the global battles, as it is equally clear that the current ruling class…
Architecture and Time: interview with Marco Biraghi
Marco Biraghi is Professor; he teaches "History of Contemporary Architecture" at the School of Architecture and Society of the Polytechnic of Milan and "History of Contemporary Architecture and Design" at…
The immigration economy: interview with Carlo Devillanova
Carlo Devillanova graduated in Economics and Social Sciences at Bocconi University, then obtained his Master's degree and completed his doctorate at Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona. After a period as…
Immigration policy: interview with Giampiero Cama
During the PhD, Giampiero Cama, dealt with the processes of primary democratization in Western Europe. In recent years he has developed his activity as Associate Professor of the Department of…
The inclusive city: interview with Massimo Colombo
Massimo Colombo, collaborator of the Fondazione Giovanni Michelucci and head of the Social Housing, Self-construction and Cohousing area of interest, deals with the issues of the variable city with particular…
Active Integration
Do you know the phrases addressed to anyone with a minimum of common sense, which in a defiant tone are being thrown up on the social networks or, even more…