MEMORIES, TEXTS AND COLLAGES

Abstract

An old Italian proverb, often used by Italo Calvino, states that “A city without old buildings is like an old man without memories”. Buildings, regardless of their style or aesthetic or function, form an important element in our memories of time and place. Design might not have the power to change people’s lives for the better, but bad design most certainly has the ability of creating living hells for them to inhabit.