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	[Piazza San Domenico]
	Name: Piazza San Domenico		Design: Giuseppe Baldini
	Destination of use: external flooring		Manufacturer: Impruneta s.p.a.
	City: Arezzo		Ceramic Materials: Sestino 9X27, 5X5
	Country: Italia
	Type of intervention: substitution of pre-existing flooring
	Costumers: Comune di Arezzo
	Year of completion: 1988/89
	The Project
	The built environment – and, by extension, the landscape – represents our memory: it acts as a reminder of the past for future generations. But it also constitutes an economic resource. Today a newly formed ecological awareness helps us discover the intrinsic environmental quality of our historical buildings. The situation in Italy is emblematic: out of 8000 communes, there are 7750 historical centres. Thanks to tourism and other related activities, the preservation of Italian monuments and historical buildings significantly contributes to the national economy. In this context, in the past years some interesting collaborations have arisen between local administrations, bioarchitects and, more generally, those operators in the field who are more concerned with the possibilities of sustainable development. Collaborations such as these provide specific examples of a soft approach using preservation and restoration technologies and methods.

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