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XXII Triennale di Milano – Broken Nature: Design Takes on Human Survival

Interview with Stefano Boeri & Paola Antonelli

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Bureau International des Expositions

The XXII Triennale di Milano, themed “Broken Nature: Design Takes on Human Survival” will open to the public on 1 March 2019. In an interview with the BIE, the President of the Triennale di Milano Foundation, Stefano Boeri, and the Curator of the XXII Triennale, Paola Antonelli, explain how this 22nd edition will explore the role of design in addressing the compromised bonds that connect humans to the natural environment.

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