The city's surface represents in many ways and through its multiple functions an interdisciplinary testing space and area of intersection. This surface encompasses façades and roofs as well as pavements, roads, open spaces, its air and its climate. In architecture, terms like façade and shell designate complex relationships. Michel Serres' idea of "the house as a second skin" sees the covering or shell of a building as an extension of our "clothing", as a means of interacting with our surroundings.
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