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ANALYSIS OF THE BLOCKS | FORM-BASED CLASSIFICATION

The shape of Milan’s old center’ blocks is the consequence of many and distinct plans overlapping, resulting in several types of districts. In recent parts of the city, the resulted blocks and shapes are derived from the planning process. In particular, we can observe the resulting in triangular and trapezoidal form of blocks, and that’s due from the urban fabric consisting of radial streets and round piazzas, which was drawn by the 19th century planner of the city, Cesare Beruto.

The purpose of this categorization is to emphasize how both urban changes and planning activities influence the shape of Milanese urban blocks.

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