Knowledge as an antidote to fake news
There is. A guest of Lucia Annunziata on TV a few hours before 1/2 hour more, the Mayor tries to trigger a narrative contrary to the one that gives a snapshot of Milan fatigued by inequalities and yellowed by the unbreathable air.
Of course, the critical issues exist and are evident, but as Gaetano Pesce would say, they are the daughters of the passing of time: accepting the inevitable does not imply surrendering to the evidence, of course, but nor undermine the credibility of those who try to change the course of events.
"On March 21, the ranking of IQAir, a Swiss company that deals with technologies to combat air pollution, indicated Milan as the third city in the world with the worst quality >. This news is false”, or rather, it is misrepresented.
According to the updates verified by Wired and taken up by the Mayor, "Milan, in the world rankings, is in the 61st position", well away from Rome, in 53rd place.
According to the IQAir index, Milan is absolutely among the best in Northern Italy". Particulate matter as a touchstone for understanding how the capital is acting and how it intends to proceed.
ArchWeek will be an opportunity to listen to the energies present in the city
"Promoted by the Municipality together with the Triennale and the Milan Polytechnic, it is a reflection on the margins that starts right from the term 'periphery'", underlines Nina Bassoli, curator for Architecture, urban regeneration and city of the Milanese institution .
"That's why the rich schedule of events spread throughout the urban plan expands to include unconventional places for conferences and debates, such as the underpass of via Padova and via Malaga, and discussion tables open to dialogue with design studios , local associations, active citizens for the community. Because it is important to remember and rediscover the ability to trigger change in architecture".
The focus on the contradictions that ignite the debate around the city is therefore central to the event: from fine dust to the theme of social inequalities. Hence the title, as important as it is unequivocal: Waiting for Peripheries.
“A way to advocate the centrality of the suburbs”, says Sala, who recalled the many projects on which the council and the community are involved: “Mind (Milan Innovation District curated by Arexpo), MoLeCoLa (public transport, accommodation and services for students, cycle and green paths in Bovisa), Green Between Tessiture Urbane (zero impact square and green lung for Crescenzago) the Magnifica Fabbrica della Scala (in the Rubattino district), BovisaGoccia, Aria, the Ied Campus (to the former slaughterhouse), are some of the construction sites opened and initiated by the collaboration between universities, institutions and companies.