Six Lectures on Genius Loci

In the age of environmental sustainability, architectural interventions are certainly autonomous. However, through the inclusion of "non-places" or "super-places" into the urban fabric, the monotony of cultural models, and the emphasis on technologies for landscape preservation, can the concept of genius loci still aid contemporary environmental design?

Brunello Cucinelli, Massimo de Vico Fallani, Arthur Duff, Giampaolo Nuvolati, Franco Purini, and Silvano Tagliagambe attempt to define this concept from their own perspectives.