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Urban Readings is a book club based in Milan dedicated to those who are curious about cities, urban life and design. We meet monthly to read selected texts (books, essays, excerpts) and discuss it together.
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Urban Readings #1 — If Venice Dies by Salvatore Settis Urban Readings is a monthly book club in Milan exploring cities through different lenses - design, architecture, sociology, politics, history, technology and many others. For our first meeting, we will discuss "If Venice Dies" by Salvatore Settis, an art historian, who provided reflections on the crisis of historic cities under the pressures of mass tourism, real estate speculation, and cultural commodification Duration: 1,5 hour Who can join: anyone interested in cities and urban life Language: English