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il futuro ha un cuore antico<br />
Cuore di Terra, d’Acqua, d’Aria e di Fuoco. Forma e sostanza della memoria. Emozione e<br />
presenza. Cuore che batte ovunque l’uomo ha posto una dimora, ovunque abbia lasciato<br />
traccia di sé. Dalla Torre di Babele, alle abbazie romaniche, dalle c<strong>it</strong>tà rosse e turr<strong>it</strong>e del<br />
Medioevo <strong>it</strong>aliano al fronte vivo e compatto del primo paesaggio industriale. Dopo gli<br />
astratti furori della geometria cementizia, il segno forte di un’arch<strong>it</strong>ettura per l’uomo rinasce<br />
dal mattone. In nessun altro caso l’uso del mattone, con straordinaria continu<strong>it</strong>à nella<br />
storia, ha così qualificato le opere dell’ab<strong>it</strong>are umano.<br />
The future has an ancient heart<br />
A Heart of Earth, Water, Air and Fire. The form and substance of memory. Emotion and<br />
presence. A heart that beats everywhere that man has built a home, everywhere that he<br />
has left his traces: from the Tower of Babel to the Romanesque abbeys; from the red turreted<br />
c<strong>it</strong>ies of Mediaeval Italy to the live, compact fronts of the first industrial landscapes.<br />
After the abstract furore of geometrical cement forms, the hallmark of human arch<strong>it</strong>ecture<br />
is reborn in brick. In no other case has the use of brick - w<strong>it</strong>h extraordinary continu<strong>it</strong>y<br />
through history - qualified human dwelling works to such an extent.<br />
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