Modern architecture up against national heritage

Interviewed by Anatxu Zabalbeascoa, Italian architect Cino Zucchi explains how difficult it is to develop projects in towns which already have a rich cultural background. "In general Europe has some of most dense towns in the world. Urban tissue is made-up of strata, of historical layers. ... There is not a single square centimetre of virgin territory without a past to be found in European towns. Modern architecture is breaking away from town centres because it is inspired more by the object than by the location. It can be very spectacular and developed everywhere, but it is not anchored. Over the last twenty years, Spain and Italy have developed a culture of territory modification. This is linked to the acceptation of the fact that we are neither the first nor the last."

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