The Visual Language of Technique Volume 2 - Heritage and Expectation

The book is inspired by the second seminar in a cycle connected to the celebrations of the 150th anniversary of the Politecnico di Milano (June 2013). "Working with the Image. Description Processing Prediction" was the motto of this meeting, aiming to poi

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The Visual Language of Technique Volume 2 Heritage and Expectations in Research

The Visual Language of Technique

Luigi Cocchiarella Editor

The Visual Language of Technique Volume 2 – Heritage and Expectations in Research

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Editor Luigi Cocchiarella Department of Architecture and Urban Studies Politecnico di Milano Milan Italy

ISBN 978-3-319-05340-0 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-05341-7

ISBN 978-3-319-05341-7

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Forewords

The Visual Language: a Powerful Tool and a Great Responsibility for Science, Art and Technology A great opportunity is offered by the international seminar “The Visual Language of Technique between Science and”, since we have the chance to learn from lecturers from Japan, the United States, Austria and Italy, offering us different perceptions on the real, deep meaning and importance of the visual language of technique, the science, the technology and the arts in the research as well as in the teaching. There a