Italy’s prime minister has asked the acclaimed architect Renzo Piano to play a leading role in reconstruction and disaster prevention following the earthquake that struck central Italy last week, killing at least 290 people.

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“Reconstruction should be coordinated in the wisest and fastest way,” Renzo said in a statement on Monday. “It’s right to do it quickly but even better to be done well and above all with the involvement of the affected people.”

“We have to act quickly, with the utmost urgency,” he said by telephone from Genoa. “Anti-seismic requirements must be inserted in the laws of the country to make our homes safe, just as it’s compulsory for a car to have brakes that work.”......Continue Reading

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