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between light and shade, TRANSPARENCy and reflection

to their “smart” tools 5 which are perfect for produ-
cing individual parts or small quantities, are able
to guarantee the replenishment of surface compo-
nents at a reasonable cost. However, the use of these
kinds of high-tech maintenance processes can only
be envisaged on three conditions: the surface needs
to be divided into small elements, the architecture
must tolerate or even favour differences in colour
and/or texture and the joint between elements
must be easily replaceable. From a statistical point
of view, few buildings falling within the category
of “monolothic” architecture currently satisfy these
three conditions.

drawing
Although science and technology are destined
to progress, this is not the case for art which,
through our senses, is always searching for the
same soul and spirit. Within this trilogy of
“reperire, invenire, creare 6”, construction plays
a paradoxical role. Although it has not progressed
in terms of its lines and drawing (in effect, there
is no conceptual difference between the drawing
of ancient and contemporary architecture), it is

5 The production of objects by means of 3-D “printing” or
“cutting” based on digital files produced by a “designer” has
become commonplace.
6 Discover, invent, create: my motto.

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