"All this he saw, for one moment breathless and intense, vivid on the morning sky; and still, as he looked, he lived; and still, as he lived, he wondered."

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The new Public Library in Turin is hosted in the former Exposition Centre, designed by one of the masters of Italian Engineering of the 20th century: Pier Luigi Nervi. I was lucky enough to support with some BIM stuff one of the engineering firms involved. A very light involvment for a very big project.

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