Bernardo Secchi teaches Urban Studies at the IUAV of Venice. He studied and drew up plans for cities such as Siena, Bergamo, Prato, Pesaro, Brescia, Geneva, Marseille, Rennes, Rouen and Antwerp. His many published works include: Regional Imbalances and Economic Development (Venice 1974); The Urban Story (Turin 1984); A Project for Urban Studies (Turin 1984) and numerous essays on architecture and urban studies. He was editor for many years of the review “Urbanistica” and long-time contributor to “Casabella”.