Ricerche sulla città

The essay aims to introduce the topic of the book and the essays of the various authors of which the book is composed. The essays present the results of research carried out in the Department of Architecture and Arts around the general subject of the city, the specific transformation of infrastructure and settlements of its territories, the ways of its continues construction and reconstruction. Do research on the city means having to know its signs, distinguishing figures in the jumble of its sediments, recognizing its forms even if they appear unreadable or lost in the today’s condition of the metropolitan systems. Make plans for the city means to express an opinion on the form of reality, define a scope of in-depth knowledge and a place for exploration of the possible solutions to a given problem. In the end, make plans for the city means doing research on the city.