Perceptive Landmarks

Skin , noun The thin layer of tissue; the thin layer of tissue; a container made from the skin of an animal such as a goat, used for holding liquids; the peel or outer layer of certain fruits or vegetables; the outermost layer of a structure such as a building or aircraft; any outer covering ; a thin, solid surface.1 If we consider the city as a set of objects, it is easy to understand how their presence becomes a perennially observable and/or per- ceptible scenario. The urban ele- ments that are “building” our cities are part of what could be obser- ved; more precisely their envelo- pe, their volume and their skin: we can look at it, touch it, vandalistical- ly engrave it, tag it and so on. The perception of the skin of our cities becomes a fundamental element for better understanding that layer that divides the exterior and inte- rior of the buildings in which and between which - at different levels - all the possibilities of daily life are manifested. 1 Skin: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/ dictionary/english/skin, 05/2019.