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Definitions
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The “definitions” section is the one you find at the opening of some texts, usually the tedious ones: handbooks, contracts, laws, regulations. From the very beginning, it makes quite clear…

Black stockings
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Men like women in black stockings. They must be the sheer, light, transparent ones, though black. I’m afraid the reason why they are so loved has to do with a…

Foot candles
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Like all architects, I have my own obsessions. One of them is that of collecting vintage light measurement tools. The piece that started all this craze is also the one…

15 February
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Me too, on the evening of 15 February last, I turned off my studio’s lights. Do you remember? It was “M’illumino di meno” night: the big radio event promoting energy…

Helmets
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Until some years ago, the Fairs of Milan and Frankfurt shared out their roles very clearly. You went to Milan to breathe the state of affairs, to see the latest…

Hot air
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I would like to stand up for a product that is often frowned upon – ‘hot air’. ‘Hot air’ specialists are often spoken about in disparaging terms, and the exceptionally…

Flatland
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In his novella, “Flatland”, Edwin Abbot tells of a two-dimensional world and the shock experienced by the protagonist when he finds out about the existence of a tridimensional universe. The…

Shamans
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The light is a very fashionable topic today. It has to do with a lot of captivating things: Design, Architecture, Art. Creativity, Show business, Fashion, Made in Italy. It summons…

Those great 70s
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I went to the college in the 1970s, and so it’s understandable that I recall that time with some nostalgia. I find it harder, though, to understand the attraction felt…

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